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OCR: CHRONOLOGY JANUARY 9, 1913 Bom Richard Milhous Nixon, in Yorba Linda, California. 1937 Graduates from Duke University Law School. 1942-45 Serves in U.S. Navy, latterly in the Pacific. NOVEMBER 1946 Elected to U.S. House of Representatives. NOVEMBER 1950 Elected Republican senator for the state of California. NOVEMBER 5, 1952 Becomes U.S. vice president when Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected president. NOVEMBER 9, 1960 Defeated by John F. Kennedy in close presidential election. NOVEMBER 6, 1968 Elected 37th U.S. president, defeating Hubert Humphrey. AUGUST 9, 1974 Resigns as president to avoid impeachment by Congress for his part in the Watergate affair. APRIL 22, 1994 Dies in New York following a stroke.