April 29, 1863 William Randolph Hearst is born
1879 Hearst is enrolled in St. Paul's Preparatory School in Concord, New Hampshire
1880 George Hearst acquires the San Francisco Examiner as payment for a debt
1885 William Hearst is expelled from school for playing a practical joke on his professors
March 7, 1887 Becomes proprietor of the San Francisco Examiner
1895 Buys the failing New York Morning Journal
1898 The Spanish-American War begins, which Hearst is often accused of starting
1902 Wins election to the House of Representatives
1903 Marries Millicent Veronica Wilson, a 21-year-old chorus girl
April 23, 1904 William Randolph Hearst's first child, George Randolph Hearst, is born
1904 Wins election to the House of Representatives for a second time
1905 Runs for Mayor of New York City
1906 Runs for Governor of New York
January 27, 1908 William Randolph Hearst's second child, William Randolph Hearst, Jr., is born
1910 William Randolph Hearst's third child, John Randolph Hearst, is born
Dec. 2nd, 1915 Randolph Apperson Hearst and David Whitmire, twins, are born
1919 Phoebe Apperson Hearst dies
1919 Starts living openly with Marion Davies, a chorus girl with whom he has been having an affair
1919 Starts construction on Hearst Castle
1924 Opens the New York Daily Mirror, a tabloid imitating the New York Daily News.
1928 The Hearst news empire reaches a circulation and revenue peak
1932 Hearst supports Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1933 Finances the film "Gabriel Over the White House"
1934 Visits Berlin to interview Adolf Hitler
1936 Begins a vast campaign against marijuana
1941 The film Citizen Kane is released
1947 Buys a mansion in Beverly Hills, now valued at $165 million and perhaps the most expensive home in the U.S.
1945 Founded the Hearst Foundation, a national philanthropic organization
August 14, 1951 William Randolph Hearst dies
1879 Hearst is enrolled in St. Paul's Preparatory School in Concord, New Hampshire
1880 George Hearst acquires the San Francisco Examiner as payment for a debt
1885 William Hearst is expelled from school for playing a practical joke on his professors
March 7, 1887 Becomes proprietor of the San Francisco Examiner
1895 Buys the failing New York Morning Journal
1898 The Spanish-American War begins, which Hearst is often accused of starting
1902 Wins election to the House of Representatives
1903 Marries Millicent Veronica Wilson, a 21-year-old chorus girl
April 23, 1904 William Randolph Hearst's first child, George Randolph Hearst, is born
1904 Wins election to the House of Representatives for a second time
1905 Runs for Mayor of New York City
1906 Runs for Governor of New York
January 27, 1908 William Randolph Hearst's second child, William Randolph Hearst, Jr., is born
1910 William Randolph Hearst's third child, John Randolph Hearst, is born
Dec. 2nd, 1915 Randolph Apperson Hearst and David Whitmire, twins, are born
1919 Phoebe Apperson Hearst dies
1919 Starts living openly with Marion Davies, a chorus girl with whom he has been having an affair
1919 Starts construction on Hearst Castle
1924 Opens the New York Daily Mirror, a tabloid imitating the New York Daily News.
1928 The Hearst news empire reaches a circulation and revenue peak
1932 Hearst supports Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1933 Finances the film "Gabriel Over the White House"
1934 Visits Berlin to interview Adolf Hitler
1936 Begins a vast campaign against marijuana
1941 The film Citizen Kane is released
1947 Buys a mansion in Beverly Hills, now valued at $165 million and perhaps the most expensive home in the U.S.
1945 Founded the Hearst Foundation, a national philanthropic organization
August 14, 1951 William Randolph Hearst dies
