35 moments

1. Birth at the Manse

   1856-12-28 · The Manse, Staunton, Virginia, United States

   Wilson was born in the manse of Staunton First Presbyterian Church, beginning a life that would lead from academic work to the New Jersey governorship and U.S. presidency. Coordinates identify the historic birth-home area in Staunton.

2. Boyhood in Augusta

   1859-01-01 · Augusta, Georgia, United States

   Wilson spent his formative childhood in Augusta during the Civil War and Reconstruction era. Coordinates represent Augusta; the quoted source supplies a residence range rather than a single-day arrival date.

3. Residence in Columbia

   1870-01-01 · Columbia, South Carolina, United States

   Wilson moved with his family to Columbia, where his father taught at Columbia Theological Seminary. Coordinates represent central Columbia; the source supports residence across 1870–1874.

4. Student at Davidson College

   1873-01-01 · Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, United States

   Wilson attended Davidson College during the 1873–74 school year before transferring to the College of New Jersey. Date marks the beginning of the documented school year.

5. Undergraduate transfer to Princeton

   1874-01-01 · Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

   After Davidson, Wilson continued his undergraduate education at the College of New Jersey, later Princeton University. The source gives the 1873–74 transition but no exact transfer day; coordinates represent the Princeton campus.

6. Law study at the University of Virginia

   1879-01-01 · University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

   After graduating from Princeton, Wilson entered the University of Virginia School of Law and participated in student organizations there. Coordinates represent the University of Virginia campus.

7. Brief legal practice

   1882-01-01 · Atlanta, Georgia, United States

   Wilson briefly attempted to establish a law practice in Atlanta before leaving legal practice for political science and history. Coordinates represent central Atlanta.

8. Doctoral study at Johns Hopkins

   1883-01-01 · Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

   Wilson began doctoral work in history and government at Johns Hopkins University, where he developed the scholarship that launched his academic career. Coordinates represent Baltimore because the source does not identify a specific historical Johns Hopkins building.

9. Professor at Bryn Mawr

   1885-01-01 · Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, United States

   Wilson began teaching ancient and modern subjects at Bryn Mawr College, his first sustained academic appointment. The source specifies acceptance in 1885 and teaching there from 1885 until 1888.

10. Professor at Wesleyan

    1888-01-01 · Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, United States

    After leaving Bryn Mawr, Wilson joined Wesleyan University, where he taught political economy and Western history and coached football. The source places this move in 1888; coordinates represent the Wesleyan campus.

11. Princeton faculty chair

    1890-02-01 · Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    Wilson returned to Princeton as Chair of Jurisprudence and Political Economy, establishing the base for his later university presidency. Coordinates represent the Princeton campus.

12. Family residence near Princeton

    1896-01-01 · Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    

    Wilson and his family established a residence near Princeton while he continued as a professor and public intellectual. The exact house is not identified in the source; coordinates represent Princeton.

13. Residence at Prospect House

    1902-01-01 · Prospect House, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    Upon becoming Princeton's president, Wilson moved with his family to Prospect House on the university campus.

14. President of Princeton University

    1902-06-01 · Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, United States

    Princeton trustees promoted Wilson to university president, a role through which he became nationally prominent as an educational reformer. Coordinates represent the Princeton campus.

15. Vacation in Bermuda

    1906-01-01 · Bermuda

    While vacationing in Bermuda, Wilson met Mary Hulbert Peck; their later correspondence became politically consequential. The source identifies Bermuda but not a particular settlement; coordinates are a representative point for the territory.

16. President-elect vacation

    1912-11-18 · Bermuda

    

    After his election as president, Wilson traveled to Bermuda for a vacation before taking office. Date is the beginning of the documented visit; coordinates are representative for Bermuda.

17. Address to Congress on domestic legislation

    1913-04-01 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Wilson personally presented his domestic legislative program to a joint session of Congress, breaking a long presidential practice of communicating only by written message. The source supplies month-level dating; coordinates identify the Capitol, where Congress met.

18. Marriage to Edith Bolling Galt

    1915-12-18 · White House, Washington, D.C., United States

    Wilson married Edith Bolling Galt while serving as president, following the death of his first wife, Ellen Wilson. The cited article gives December 1915; the canonical Wilson biography supplies the exact date of December 18.

19. War message to Congress

    1917-04-02 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Wilson addressed Congress to request a declaration of war against Germany, bringing the United States formally into World War I. Coordinates identify the Capitol, where the U.S. Congress met.

20. Fourteen Points address

    1918-01-08 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Wilson delivered the Fourteen Points speech, setting out U.S. war aims and proposing an association of nations. The Fourteen Points was delivered to Congress; coordinates identify the Capitol.

21. Preliminary peace-conference travel

    1918-12-14 · Paris, France

    

    Wilson began his first European presidential journey, attending preliminary peace-conference work in Paris and Chaumont after the armistice. Date is the start of a documented Paris-and-Chaumont itinerary lasting through December 25.

22. Meetings in Britain

    1918-12-26 · London, England, United Kingdom

    

    Wilson visited Britain and met Prime Minister David Lloyd George and King George V during his peace-conference travels. Date is the start of a multi-city British itinerary.

23. Paris stopover

    1918-12-31 · Paris, France

    

    Wilson stopped in Paris while traveling onward to Italy during the first phase of his European diplomatic journey. Date is the beginning of the documented stopover.

24. Italian diplomatic visit

    1919-01-01 · Rome, Italy

    

    Wilson traveled through Italy and met King Victor Emmanuel III and Prime Minister Vittorio Orlando as peace negotiations developed. Date is the start of a multi-city Italian itinerary; Rome is used as the representative location.

25. Audience with Pope Benedict XV

    1919-01-04 · Rome, Italy

    During his Italian trip, Wilson held an audience with Pope Benedict XV in Rome. The source does not specify the Vatican venue; coordinates represent Rome.

26. Paris Peace Conference, first session

    1919-01-07 · Paris, France

    

    Wilson attended the Paris Peace Conference as head of the American delegation and pursued creation of the League of Nations. Date is the start of the documented Paris stay.

27. Paris Peace Conference, second session

    1919-03-14 · Paris, France

    

    Wilson returned to Paris for the principal negotiations that produced the Treaty of Versailles and Covenant of the League of Nations. Date is the start of the documented Paris stay.

28. Belgian postwar visit

    1919-06-18 · Brussels, Belgium

    

    Wilson visited Belgium, meeting King Albert and addressing Parliament during the closing phase of the peace settlement. Date is the start of a multi-city Belgian itinerary; Brussels is the representative location.

29. Paris Peace Conference, final session

    1919-06-20 · Paris, France

    

    Wilson returned to Paris after the Belgian visit to complete the final phase of the peace conference. Date is the start of the documented final Paris stay.

30. Return through New York Harbor

    1919-07-08 · New York Harbor, New York, United States

    

    Wilson returned from the Versailles Peace Conference aboard USS George Washington, entering New York Harbor before resuming the treaty fight at home. Coordinates are a representative harbor position near Lower Manhattan.

31. League of Nations speech in Denver

    1919-09-25 · Denver Municipal Auditorium, Denver, Colorado, United States

    

    During his national speaking tour for treaty ratification, Wilson addressed an audience at Denver Municipal Auditorium in support of the Treaty of Versailles and League Covenant. The address is dated September 25, 1919 by the source.

32. League of Nations speech in Pueblo

    1919-09-25 · City Hall Auditorium, Pueblo, Colorado, United States

    

    Wilson spoke at Pueblo City Hall Auditorium during the western treaty tour; this was among his last major appearances before his health collapse.

33. Retirement in Kalorama

    1921-01-01 · Kalorama, Washington, D.C., United States

    After leaving office, Wilson and Edith Wilson moved from the White House to a townhouse in Washington's Kalorama neighborhood. Coordinates represent the Kalorama neighborhood because the quoted passage does not give the townhouse address.

34. Last national address

    1923-11-10 · Kalorama, Washington, D.C., United States

    Wilson made his last national address, an Armistice Day radio speech, from the library of his Washington home. Coordinates represent the Kalorama residence area.

35. Death in Washington

    1924-02-03 · Washington, D.C., United States

    Wilson died in Washington after years of severe disability following his 1919 stroke. The canonical biography's infobox identifies Washington, D.C., as the place of death; coordinates represent central Washington.