| Jan. 11, 1757 | Alexander Hamilton born in the island of Nevis. |
| Oct., 1772 | Arrives in New York. |
| 1773 | Enters college. |
| Dec. 15, 1774 | Publishes the Full Vindication. |
| 1775 | Joins a volunteer corps. |
| 1776 | Takes command of artillery company. |
| March 1, 1777 | Joins Washington’s Staff. |
| 1779 | Writes his first letter to Robert Morris on the National Bank. |
| Sept. 3, 1780 | Letter to Duane on Government. |
| Dec. 14, 1780 | Married to Miss Schuyler. |
| 1782 | Admitted to the bar. |
| June, 1782 | Appointed Receiver of Taxes. |
| Nov., 1782 | Enters Congress. |
| 1783 | Returns to practice of the law. |
| 1786 | Delegate to Annapolis Convention. |
| 1786 | Elected to the New York Legislature. |
| 1787 | Delegate to the Philadelphia Convention. |
| 1787 | Writes the Federalist. |
| 1788 | Delegate to the New York Convention. |
| Sept., 1789 | Appointed Secretary of the Treasury. |
| Jan. 14, 1790 | Transmits to the House the First Report on the Public Credit. |
| Jan. 31, 1795 | Resigns the Secretaryship of the Treasury and returns to the practice of the law. |
| July 25, 1798 | Appointed Inspector-General of the Army with the rank of Major-General. |
| July 2, 1800 | Retires from the army. |
| July 11, 1804 | Shot by Burr in a duel at Weehawken. |
| July 12, 1804 | Death. |
