Joe Biden's Life Story: Key Facts from the US President

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Joe Biden will be the 46th president of the United States after defeating Donald Trump in the November 2020 election. For more than 35 years, Biden represented Delaware in the United States Senate.

He resigned in 2009 to become Barack Obama's vice president.

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| "We must restore the soul of America," Biden said in his first address to the nation as president-elect. "Our nation is shaped by the constant battle between our best angels and our darkest impulses. And what the presidents say in this battle is important. It is time for our best angels to prevail." (Credit: JIM WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

| Biden holds his sons Beau, left, and Hunter, while attending a Democratic convention in Delaware in 1972. In the center is his first wife, Neilia, and later. On the left are future Governor Sherman W. Tribbitt and his wife, Jeanne. Biden, a member of the New Castle County Council, ran for one of the US Senate seats in Delaware, winning that November at age 29. (Credit: AP)

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Biden cuts a cake at his 30th birthday party in November 1972, shortly after winning the Senate election.

A few weeks later, Neilia Biden was killed in a car accident while doing Christmas shopping.

His young daughter, Naomi, also died in the accident.

The two children were seriously injured, but survived.

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Biden speaks with then-President Jimmy Carter at a fundraising event in Delaware in 1978. Later that year, Biden was re-elected to the Senate.

He continued to be reelected until he resigned in 2009 and became Barack Obama's vice president.

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Biden talks to Egyptian President Anwar Sadat after the signing of the Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel in 1979. (Credit: US Senate)

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In 1987, Biden entered the 1988 presidential race. But he dropped out three months later after reports of plagiarism and false claims about his academic record.

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In February 1988, Biden underwent surgery to repair an aneurysm in an artery that supplies blood to the brain.

Here, he is shown sitting in his office after returning to work.

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Biden, as chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, laughs with students while visiting a high school in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2002. (Paula Bronstein / Getty Images)

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Biden, second from left, participates in a 2007 presidential debate with other Democratic candidates.

With Biden, from left to right, are John Edwards, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

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Biden signs his book "Promises to Keep" at the National Press Club in Washington in 2007. (Credit: The Washington Times / Landov)

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Biden takes the oath of vice president alongside his second wife, Jill, in January 2009. Biden had to resign from the Senate, where he had held the post since 1973. (Credit: Elise Amendola / AP)

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Biden and Obama embrace after Obama's health care reform - known as Obamacare - was passed in March 2009. It was the largest expansion of health care guarantees in more than four decades, and it represented a significant step toward the goal of universal coverage, which every Democratic president since Harry Truman had sought.

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Biden sits with Obama and members of Obama's national security team as they monitor the mission against Osama bin Laden in May 2011 (Editor's note: Classified document in front of Hillary Clinton was obscured by the White House.) (Credit: The White House / Getty Images)

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Biden speaks at the Democratic Party convention in Florida in October 2011. Biden said he and Obama had made progress in solving problems inherited from the Republicans, but said the Republican Party was using filibuster tactics to prevent the administration from doing more. for the economy and the middle class.

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Biden whistles to get someone's attention while with a high school marching band in Euclid, Ohio, in November 2011. (Amy Sancetta / AP)

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Obama and Biden laugh together while attending a basketball game in July 2012. (Credit: Patrick Smith / Getty Images)

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Biden speaks on the last day of the Democratic National Convention in September 2012. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

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Biden talks to some motorcyclists at a restaurant in Seaman, Ohio, in September 2012. (Credit: Carolyn Kaster / AP)

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Biden holds a baby during a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, in September 2012. (Credit: Stacy Bengs / AP)

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Biden debates with US Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate, in the run-up to the 2012 election. (Credit: Charlie Neibergall / AP)

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Biden salutes while boarding Air Force One in November 2012. (Credit: Matt Rourke / AP)

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Biden makes a cameo on the television show "Parks and Recreation" in 2012. The show's main character, played by Amy Poehler, touched Biden's face and giggled when they met.

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Biden overhears Obama talk about gun reform in December 2012. In the wake of a Connecticut elementary school shooting, Obama chose Biden to lead an administration-wide effort against gun violence.

But fierce resistance to the new gun legislation thwarted almost all of the administration's plans.

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Biden presents a certificate of vote to United States Representative Robert Brady as Congress officially counted Electoral College votes in January 2013. Obama and Biden were elected to a second term in November 2012. (Credit: Alex Wong / Getty Images )

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Biden and his wife, Jill, dance during a housewarming dance in January 2013. (Credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images)

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Biden presents the Medal of Valor to William Reynolds, a battalion chief for the Virginia Beach Fire Department, during a ceremony in Washington in February 2013. Biden presented the award to public safety officers who had demonstrated exceptional courage, regardless of your personal safety, in an attempt to save or protect others from harm.

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Biden prepares to buy ice cream in Portland, Oregon, in October 2014. He was in Portland campaigning for US Senator Jeff Merkley.

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Biden tours a dredging barge along the Delaware River in October 2014. During his visit, the vice president discussed the importance of investing in the nation's infrastructure.

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Biden talks to Stephanie Carter as her husband, Ashton Carter, delivers a speech at the White House in February 2015. Ashton Carter had just been sworn in as the country's new defense secretary, but it was Biden's close whisper that went viral on social media.

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Biden wears his signature aviator sunglasses as he addresses students graduating from Yale University in May 2015. (Credit: Jessica Hill / AP)

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Biden pauses with his family when they enter to visit the remains of his son, former Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden, in June 2015. Biden's eldest son died at 46 after a battle with brain cancer.

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Biden and Obama share a moment at the White House, where Obama spoke at a reception honoring Hispanic Heritage Month in October 2015. (Credit: Susan Walsh / AP)

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Biden points to Obama during Obama's last State of the Union address in January 2016. (Credit: Pool / Sipa USA / AP)

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Biden speaks onstage during the Academy Awards in February 2016. Before introducing Lady Gaga's rendition of "Til It Happens to You," Biden encouraged Americans to take action against sexual assault on college campuses.

"Let's change the culture," Biden said.

"We must, and we can."

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Biden greets the crowd before speaking at the Democratic National Convention in July 2016. (Credit: Aaron P. Bernstein / Getty Images)

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Biden surprises Obama on his birthday in August 2016. (Credit: Pete Souza / White House)

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets Biden on an airport runway in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in August 2016. (Credit: Carolyn Kaster / AP)

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Biden greets 99-year-old Ruth Bonner.

She is the daughter of a slave who escaped to freedom.

Bonner and her husband attended the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of Black History and Culture in September 2016. (Credit: Pete Souza / Casa Blanca)

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Biden shakes hands with his successor, Mike Pence, after having lunch in Washington in November 2016. (Credit: Cliff Owen / AP)

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Biden wipes his tears when Obama surprises him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in January 2017. "For your faith in Americans, for your love for the country, and for your lifelong service that will endure for generations, I would like to ask you to the military aide to join us on stage, "Obama said at the ceremony.

"For the last time as president, I am pleased to bestow our nation's highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom."

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Biden poses for a photo with a dog named Biden while greeting a crowd on Capitol Hill in March 2017. (Credit: Susan Walsh / AP)

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Biden speaks at a fundraising dinner for New Hampshire Democrats in April 2017. Biden, who aides say was nowhere near making a decision on whether to run for president in 2020, tackled the question head-on.

"Guys, I'm not running!" He said with a smile, as the audience in the hotel ballroom booed in response.

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Biden tosses his jacket off stage as he begins speaking at a rally in Pittsburgh in April 2019. Days earlier, he announced that he would run for president for the third time.

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California Sen. Kamala Harris confronts Biden during the first Democratic debates in June 2019. Harris attacked Biden for his opposition early in his federally mandated bus career.

"I was not opposed to buses in America," Biden told Harris.

"What I opposed is transportation ordered by the Department of Education."

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Biden takes a selfie with his fans in Detroit after CNN's Democratic debates in July 2019 (Credit: Gabriella Demczuk for CNN)

| Biden is questioned about his son Hunter during a campaign stop in New Hampton, Iowa, in December 2019. Biden was visibly frustrated with the man and called him a "bloody liar" after the man accused Biden of sending his son to Ukraine "to get a job and work for a gas company, he had no experience with gas, nothing." Hunter Biden served on the board of directors of a Ukrainian gas company while his father was vice president. He recently said he used "bad judgment" by serving on the company's board while his father pushed for anti-corruption measures in Ukraine on behalf of the US government, but added that he did nothing wrong. There is no evidence of wrongdoing on the part of Joe or Hunter Biden. (Credit:Calla Kessler / The New York Times / Redux Pictures)

| Biden speaks to Jacquelyn Brittany, a security guard for The New York Times, in December 2019. Brittany was escorting Biden to a meeting of the Times editorial board when she said, "I love you. Seriously. You're my favorite." The exchange aired as part of the Times television series "The Weekly" and circulated on social media. In August 2020, Brittany delivered the first official speech to Biden for president at the Democratic National Convention. "I always bring powerful people to my elevator," said Brittany. "When they get off, they go to their important meetings. I just go back to the lobby. But in the short time I spent with Joe Biden, I realized that he really saw me. That he really cared, that my life meant something to him.And I knew that even when he attended his important meeting, he would take my story with him. "Biden replied on Twitter:" Jacquelyn: Your application means a lot to me. Thank you, and I hope you know: we love you too. "(Credit: Brittainy Newman / The New York Times / Redux)

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Biden speaks at a meeting in Des Moines, Iowa, in February 2020. He finished a fourth in that state's Democratic primary.

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Biden bounced back from early setbacks in Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada.

He won the South Carolina primary in February 2020. "Just a few days ago the press and experts had declared this candidacy dead," Biden said in his speech to his supporters.

"Thanks to you, the heart of the Democratic Party, we just won and we won big thanks to you. We are very much alive."

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Biden puts his hands on Pete Buttigieg's shoulders when he endorsed him in his campaign for president in March 2020. Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, had just retired from the Democratic race.

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Biden's wife, Jill, blocks a protester who took the stage during his Super Tuesday speech in Los Angeles in March 2020. The protester was holding a sign that read "Dairy Die."

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Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris greet each other at a Detroit high school while attending a "Get Out the Vote" Event in March 2020. Harris had withdrawn from the presidential race a few months earlier.

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Biden has an irritable exchange about gun rights while touring a Fiat Chrysler assembly plant in Detroit in March 2020. A man confronted Biden and accused the former vice president of trying to "take our guns."

Biden replied, "You're full of shit" and tried to clarify his policies, saying he supports the Second Amendment.

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Biden elbows Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders before the start of their one-on-one debate in Washington in March 2020. The two Democrats elbowed instead of handshake due to the newly emerging coronavirus pandemic. started.

Sanders ended his presidential campaign the following month, clearing Biden's path to the Democratic nomination.

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In May 2020, Biden denied claims by a former counselor who said he sexually assaulted her 27 years ago.

"This never happened," Biden said of the Tara Reade indictment.

In an interview with MSNBC, Biden said he did not know why Reade was now making the accusation.

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On Memorial Day, the Bidens laid a wreath at Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware.

In a CNN interview, Biden called President Donald Trump "an absolute fool" for sharing a tweet mocking him for wearing a coronavirus mask.

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Biden touches his face while speaking at a church in Wilmington, Delaware, in June 2020. While speaking with black leaders, Biden vowed to take action to combat institutional racism and reestablish a police oversight body at the Justice Department.

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A group of people keep physical distance from each other as Biden speaks in Darby, Pennsylvania, in June 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Biden is holding handwritten notes referencing US Sen. Kamala Harris in July 2020. The talking points fueled new speculation about Harris's position as a possible running mate.

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Biden calls Harris from his home in Delaware to inform him that she was his choice for vice president.

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Biden and Harris come out for their first campaign event as GOP running mates.

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Biden accepts the Democratic Party's presidential candidacy during a speech at the Democratic National Convention.

"This campaign is not just about winning votes," Biden said.

"It's about winning the heart and, yes, the soul of America."

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Biden joins Harris after the Democratic National Convention in August 2020. They are joined on stage by Biden's wife, Jill, and Harris's husband, Douglas Emhoff.

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Biden speaks to his supporters from a distance after meeting with union leaders in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in September 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Biden has taken a careful approach to campaigning.

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Biden speaks to reporters before boarding his field plane in Duluth, Minnesota, in September 2020. (Credit: Drew Angerer / Getty Images)

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People sitting in social distancing circles are reflected in Biden's sunglasses as he speaks in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Biden participated in the first presidential debate in September 2020. In the center is the moderator Chris Wallace, who found himself in difficulties as the debate often turned into shouting, grudges and cross-talk that sometimes made it impossible to follow what the candidates.

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Jill Biden reminds Biden to maintain proper physical distancing while speaking to reporters at a Miami airport in October 2020. (Brendan McDermid / Reuters)

| Biden sits across from ABC News's George Stephanopoulos before the start of his event at a forum in Philadelphia in October 2020. Biden and Trump held separate forums rather than debating each other. The change in plans came after Trump was diagnosed with coronavirus. The Committee on Presidential Debates proposed a virtual debate, but Trump declined to participate and Biden went ahead with plans for his own city hall. Later, the Trump campaign hosted its own forum on a different network, during the same hour. (Credit: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images)

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Biden speaks during his debate with Trump in October 2020. Because his first debate quickly turned into a glorified shouting match, the Presidential Debate Committee instituted an unprecedented change this time: the candidates had their microphones cut off while his opponent answered the first question in each of the six debate segments.

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Biden makes comments in the rain during an event at a drive-in movie in Tampa, Florida, in October 2020. (Credit: Jim Watson / AFP / Getty Images)

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Harris joins Biden on stage after Election Day failed to yield a winner.

"After a long night of scrutiny, it is clear that we are winning enough states to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to win the Presidency," Biden told supporters at a rally in Wilmington, Delaware.

"I am not here to declare that we have won. But I am here to report when the count is over, we believe that we will be the winners."

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Biden's wife, Jill, tweeted this photo after her husband was screened as the winner of the presidential race.

"He will be a president for all of our families," she said.

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| Biden gives his first speech as president-elect, addressing supporters at an event in Wilmington, Delaware. "Tonight the whole world is looking at America, and I think America is a beacon to the world at best," Biden said in his speech. "We will lead not just by the example of our power, but by the power of our example." (Credit: Gabriella Demczuk for CNN)

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Biden introduces the men and women he was running to join his national security and foreign policy team.

"It is a team that will keep our country and our people safe and secure," Biden said.

"And it is a team that reflects the fact that the United States is back, ready to lead the world, not to withdraw from it."

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Biden, center, salutes after speaking at a campaign rally in Atlanta for US Senate candidates Raphael Warnock, second from left, and Jon Ossoff, second from right, in December 2020. Both candidates won the second round, giving Democrats control of the Senate.

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Biden receives a coronavirus vaccine in Newark, Delaware, in December 2020. (Credit: Alex Edelman / AFP / Getty Images)

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Biden speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, after the assault on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021. Biden planned to deliver a speech on the economy, but scrapped his speech and instead addressed the chaos and violence in Washington.

He said the riots amounted to an "unprecedented assault" on American democracy.

"This is not dissent. It is disorder. It is chaos," he said.

"It borders on sedition, and it must end now."

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Here's a look at the life of US President-elect Joe Biden.

Joe Biden's personal data

Date of birth:

November 20, 1942.

Place of birth:

Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Birth name:

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.

Father:

Joseph Robinette Biden Sr., car salesman.

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Mother:

Catherine Eugenia (Finnegan) Biden.

Marriages:

Jill (Jacobs) Biden (June 17, 1977–– present) and Neilia (Hunter) Biden (August 27, 1966 –– December 18, 1972, the day of her death)

Children:

with Neilia Biden he had Naomi Christina, Robert Hunter and Joseph Robinette "Beau" III.

With Jill Biden he had Ashley.

Education:

University of Delaware, BA, 1965;

Syracuse University, School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1968

Religion:

Roman Catholic

Other data

He had a stuttering problem as a child.

His son Beau Biden was a Delaware attorney general.

Biden is the longest-serving senator from Delaware.

Timeline of the life of Joe Biden

1968-1970 ––

Criminal defense attorney in Wilmington, Delaware.

1970-1972 ––

Serves on the New Castle County Council in Delaware.

1972 ––

Biden is elected to the Senate for the first time at age 29.

In that contest he defeated Republican Senator J. Caleb Boggs.

He won reelection to the position in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1996 and 2002.

18 de diciembre de 1972 –– Mientras hacían compras navideñas, la primera esposa de Biden, Neilia Hunter Biden, y su hija Naomi Biden mueren en un accidente automovilístico. Sus hijos resultan gravemente heridos, pero sobreviven.

5 de enero de 1973 –– Toma juramento como senador de Delaware al lado de la cama de su hijo Beau Biden, quien estaba en el hospital.

1987-1995 –– Es presidente de la Comisión Judicial del Senado.

9 de junio de 1987 –– Biden se lanza a la carrera presidencial de 1988, pero se retira tres meses después tras reportes de plagio y afirmaciones falsas sobre su historial académico.

Febrero de 1988 –– Se somete a una cirugía para reparar un aneurisma en una arteria que lleva sangre al cerebro.

20 de enero de 1990 –– Presenta un proyecto que se convierte en la Ley de Violencia Contra las Mujeres (VAWA, por sus siglas en inglés). La norma aborda la agresión sexual y la violencia doméstica. Fue promulgada por el presidente Bill Clinton en 1994.

2001-2003 –– Es presidente de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado.

2002 –– Biden vota para autorizar la intervención militar en Iraq, pero luego se convierte en un crítico público del conflicto.

2007-2009 –– Es presidente de la Comisión de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado.

31 de enero de 2007 –– Presenta una declaración de candidatura ante la Comisión de Elecciones Federales (FEC, por sus siglas en inglés) para postularse como presidente.

31 de julio de 2007 –– Publica sus memorias, "Promises to Keep: On Life and Politics".

3 de enero de 2008 –– Anuncia su retiro de la contienda presidencial.

23 de agosto de 2008 –– Es nombrado compañero de fórmula de Barack Obama para el cargo de vicepresidente.

4 de noviembre de 2008 –– Biden es elegido vicepresidente de EE.UU.

15 de enero de 2009 –– Renuncia al Senado de EE.UU.

20 de enero de 2009 –– Toma juramento como vicepresidente de EE.UU.

7 de febrero de 2009 –– Pronuncia su primer discurso importante como vicepresidente en una conferencia de seguridad en Alemania.

1 de septiembre de 2010 –– Preside una ceremonia en Iraq para marcar formalmente el final de la misión de combate de EE.UU. en ese país.

6 de noviembre de 2012 –– Obama y Biden son reelegidos en sus cargos. Derrotan a Mitt Romney y a Paul Ryan.

20 de enero de 2013 –– Toma juramento para su segundo mandato como vicepresidente de EE.UU.

2 de octubre de 2014 –– Durante una intervención en la Escuela de Gobierno John F. Kennedy de la Universidad de Harvard, Biden dice a los asistentes que ISIS se ha fortalecido inadvertidamente por las acciones tomadas por Turquía, los Emiratos Árabes Unidos y otros aliados de Oriente Medio para ayudar a los grupos de oposición que luchan contra el presidente de Siria Bashar al-Assad.

4 de octubre de 2014 –– Biden habla por teléfono con el presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sobre los comentarios que realizó en la Escuela de Gobierno John F. Kennedy. El entonces vicepresidente se disculpa "por cualquier implicación de que Turquía u otros aliados y socios en la región hayan suministrado o facilitado intencionalmente el crecimiento de ISIS u otros extremistas violentos en Siria".

30 de mayo de 2015 –– El hijo mayor de Biden, Beau Biden, fallece de cáncer cerebral a los 46 años.

21 de octubre de 2015 –– Biden anuncia que no buscará la presidencia y dice que el tiempo para una campaña exitosa "se ha cerrado".

5 de diciembre de 2016 –– No descarta lanzarse a la presidencia en 2020. En ese momento señaló: "No me comprometo a no competir. No me comprometo a nada. Aprendí hace mucho tiempo que el destino tiene una forma extraña de intervenir".

12 de enero de 2017 –– Obama sorprende a Biden al otorgarle la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, el honor civil más alto del país, durante una ceremonia en la Casa Blanca.

1 de febrero de 2017 –– Biden y su esposa, Jill Biden, lanzan la Fundación Biden. Se trata de una organización que trabajará en siete temas: política exterior, la iniciativa contra el cáncer de Biden, colegios comunitarios y familias militares, protección a los niños, igualdad, terminar la violencia contra la mujer y el fortalecimiento de la clase media.

7 de febrero de 2017 –– Es nombrado profesor de la práctica presidencial de Benjamin Franklin en la Universidad de Pensilvania, donde dirigirá el Centro Penn Biden para la Diplomacia y el Compromiso Global. También se desempeñará como presidente fundador del Instituto Biden de la Universidad de Delaware, según anuncia la universidad.

1 de marzo de 2017 –– Biden recibe el Premio Patriota del Congreso por parte del Centro de Políticas Bipartidistas. El honor es en reconocimiento a su trabajo en la elaboración de legislación bipartidista con republicanos y demócratas.

14 de noviembre de 2017 –– Publica sus memorias "Promise Me Dad: A Year of Hope, Hardship, and Purpose".

26 de marzo de 2019 –– En un evento en Nueva York, Biden dice que Anita Hill "pagó un precio terrible" cuando en 1991 testificó que había sido acosada sexualmente por el ahora juez de la Corte Suprema Clarence Thomas. Y agregó que lamenta no haberle dado a Hill la "audiencia que se merecía". Como presidente de la Comisión Judicial del Senado en ese momento, Biden presidió las audiencias de confirmación de Thomas.

29 de marzo de 2019 –– Lucy Flores, excandidata demócrata a vicegobernadora de Nevada, hace acusaciones contra Biden en un ensayo para The Cut, una sección de la revista New York. En la pieza escribe que Biden la hizo sentir "incómoda, repugnante y confundida "en 2014 cuando, en un mitin de campaña en Nevada, dice que él la besó en la nuca.

31 de marzo de 2019 –– "En mis muchos años de campaña electoral y de vida pública, he ofrecido innumerables apretones de manos, abrazos, expresiones de afecto, apoyo y consuelo", dijo Biden en un comunicado. "Y ni una sola vez ––nunca–– creí que había actuado de manera inapropiada. Si se sugiere que lo hice, lo escucharé con respeto. Pero nunca fue mi intención".

April 3, 2019 ––

Biden posts a video on Twitter, saying he will be "more mindful of respecting personal space in the future."

The video follows multiple allegations that she made various people uncomfortable in her encounters, including a woman who claimed Biden made her uncomfortable at a Connecticut fundraiser in 2009. Two other women, including Alexandra "Tara" Reade also told The New York Times that Biden made them uncomfortable by the way he touched them.

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25 de abril de 2019 –– Anuncia que se lanzará a la presidencia en un video de campaña publicado en redes sociales. Horas más tarde, el presidente de la junta de la Fundación Biden, Ted Kaufman, anuncia la suspensión inmediata de todas las operaciones de la organización.

6 de junio de 2019 –– Biden anuncia que ha cambiado de opinión sobre la Enmienda Hyde, y abandona su apoyo de larga data a una medida que bloquea los fondos federales para la mayoría de los abortos. Según dijo, su decisión fue impulsada por una ola de leyes estatales que restringen el procedimiento.

23 de octubre de 2019 –– La campaña de Biden da señales de que está abandonando su objeción a la creación de un grupo externo para defenderse de los ataques de la campaña de reelección del presidente Donald Trump.

25 de marzo de 2020 –– Alexandra Reade dice en un podcast que Joe Biden la agredió sexualmente en 1993 mientras ella era asistente en su oficina del Senado.

1 de mayo de 2020 –– Durante una entrevista en "Morning Joe" de MSNBC, Biden niega las acusaciones hechas por Reade acerca de que la agredió sexualmente. "Lo digo de manera inequívoca. Nunca, nunca sucedió y no sucedió". La campaña de Biden también publica una declaración de 21 párrafos que aborda las acusaciones. Biden además envía una carta al secretario del Senado solicitando la divulgación de cualquier documento relacionado con una acusación de agresión sexual hecha por Reade.

11 de agosto de 2020 –– Biden, el virtual candidato presidencial demócrata, nombra a Kamala Harris como su compañera de fórmula.

7 de noviembre de 2020 –– Días después de las elecciones del 3 de noviembre, CNN proyecta que Biden es elegido como el presidente número 46 de EE.UU.

24 de noviembre de 2020 –– Biden se convierte en el primer candidato presidencial en obtener más de 80 millones de votos.

29 de noviembre de 2020 –– El médico de Biden dice que el presidente electo tiene pequeñas fracturas en el pie y "probablemente requerirá una bota para caminar durante varias semanas", después de que resbaló mientras jugaba con su perro, Major.

20 de enero de 2021 Toma el juramento del presidente del Tribunal Supremo John Roberts durante una ceremonia de toma de posesión en el Capitolio y pronuncia un discurso inaugural centrado en la unidad. Más tarde ese mismo día, Biden firma 17 decretos, que incluyen detener la construcción del muro fronterizo, revertir la prohibición de viajar dirigida a países mayoritariamente musulmanes y detener la salida de Estados Unidos de la Organización Mundial de la Salud.

14 de abril de 2021 Biden anuncia formalmente su decisión de retirar las tropas estadounidenses de Afganistán antes del 11 de septiembre de 2021.

June 27, 2021

Biden orders military forces to conduct precision defensive air strikes against facilities used by Iranian-backed militia groups in the Iraq-Syria border region, according to a Defense Department press release.

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