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(CNN)Here's a look at the life of 2016 GOP presidential candidate and businessman, Donald Trump.
Personal:
Birth date: June 14, 1946
Birth date: June 14, 1946
Birth place: New York, New York
Birth name: Donald John Trump
Father: Fred Trump, real estate developer
Mother: Mary (Macleod) Trump
Marriages: Melania (Knauss) Trump (January 22, 2005-present); Marla (Maples) Trump (December 1993-June 1999, divorced); Ivana (Zelnicek) Trump (1977-1990, divorced)
Children: with Melania (Knauss) Trump: Barron, March 20, 2006; with Marla (Maples) Trump: Tiffany, October 13, 1993; with Ivana (Zelnicek) Trump: Eric, 1984; Ivanka, October 30, 1981; Donald Jr., December 31, 1977
Education: University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Finance, 1968
Other Facts:
Famous American entrepreneur and real estate developer.
Famous American entrepreneur and real estate developer.
Chairman and President of The Trump Organization.
Nicknamed "The Donald."
Timeline:
1970s - After college, works with his father on developments in Queens and Brooklyn.
1970s - After college, works with his father on developments in Queens and Brooklyn.
1980s - Purchases/builds multiple properties in New York City, including Trump Tower (1983), Trump Plaza, and multiple casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1983 - Buys the New Jersey Generals football team which goes under
a few years later when the United States Football League folds.
1990 - One of his casinos is forced into temporary bankruptcy as
Trump faces huge debts.
1992 - Two of Trump's casinos file for bankruptcy in order to
restructure debts.
1996 - Buys out and becomes executive producer of the Miss
Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants.
January 2004 - "The Apprentice," with Trump acting as host,
premieres on NBC.
August 18, 2004 - Relaunches a board game called "Trump, the Game," an updated version of a 1989 game with the same name.
November 21, 2004 - Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. files for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
January 16, 2007 - Trump receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame.
January 2008 - "The Apprentice" returns, re-branded as "Celebrity
Apprentice."
February 13, 2009 - Announces he is resigning from his position as
chairman of Trump Entertainment Resorts.
February 17, 2009 - Trump Entertainment Resorts files for bankruptcy.
The Trump Organization owns 28% of Trump Entertainment Resorts.
May 16, 2011 - Announces he will not run for president.
May 29, 2012 - On CNN's The Situation Room, maintains that President Barack Obama's birthplace is a matter of opinion and with regards to the president's Hawaiian birth certificate, "a lot of people do not think it was an authentic certificate."
March 15, 2013 - Makes a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), calling the country a "a total and complete mess."
June 1, 2015 - Says he will make a "major announcement [on] June 16"
at Trump Tower, according to a GIF posted on his official Instagram
June 16, 2015 - Trump announces that he is running for president
during a speech from Trump Tower in New York.
June 28, 2015 - Trump says he's giving up the TV show "The Apprentice"
to run for president.
June 29, 2015 - NBC says it is cutting its business ties to Trump and
won't air the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants because of
"derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants."
This comes two weeks after comments Trump made about Mexican
immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement.
July 8, 2015 - In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Trump says
the United States. This is a response to questions about a recent
Washington Post report that said there are undocumented immigrants
working at the Old Post Office Pavilion construction site in Washington,
which Trump is converting into a luxury hotel.
July 15, 2015 - Trump's campaign reports that the Republican presidential
candidate's net worth is "in excess of ten billion dollars" and his personal
finance disclosure has been submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
July 22, 2015 - Donald Trump's financial disclosure report is made public
by the Federal Election Commission.
August 6, 2015 - During the first 2016 Republican debate, Trump
is questioned about a third party candidacy, his attitude towards
women and his history of donating money to Democratic politicians.
He tells moderator Megyn Kelly of Fox News that he feels he is being
mistreated, declaring "I've been very nice to you, although I could
probably maybe not be, based on the way you have treated me. But
I wouldn't do that." After the debate, a series of late-night Tweets are
posted on Trump's Twitter page, criticizing Kelly and Fox News.
August 7, 2015 - The controversy continues, as Trump tells CNN's
Don Lemon that Kelly was singling him out for attack. He says,
"You could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood
coming out of her wherever." The statement is interpreted by
September 11, 2015 - Trump announces on social media he has
organizes the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
December 7, 2015 - Trump's campaign puts out a press release calling
March 2016 - Along with thirteen others, is ranked number 324 on Forbes'
list of the the world's billionaires with a net worth of $4.5 billion.
March 29, 2016 - Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is
arrested and charged in Jupiter, Florida, with simple battery of former
Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields. Two weeks later, State Attorney David
May 26, 2016 - Secures enough delegates to clinch the Republican Party
nomination. A CNN count estimates Trump has crossed the 1,237 threshold
required to be elected the nominee. However, Trump is still the presumptive
Republican nominee until the delegates formally cast their votes on the
convention floor in Cleveland in July.
July 16, 2016 - Trump formally unveils Indiana Governor Mike Pence as
October 1, 2016 - A New York Times report about Donald Trump's 1995
him to legally skip paying federal income taxes for years. The report, which
contains some of the most detail of Trump's financial empire that has been publicly reported, shows Trump declared a $916 million loss for 1995 and lists tax
benefits he used after a turbulent financial period for him in the early 1990s.
The Times says it obtained the three pages of documents when they were
mailed to a reporter last month.
October 7, 2016 - Previously unaired footage from 2005 surfaces of Donald
able to grope women. In footage obtained by The Washington Post,
Trump is heard off-camera discussing women in vulgar terms during the
taping of a segment for "Access Hollywood." In a taped response, Trump
apologizes early Saturday, "I said it, I was wrong and I apologize." Over the weekend, several House and Senate members rescind their endorsements
October 9, 2016 - During the second presidential debate, CNN's Anderson
Cooper asks Trump about his descriptions of groping and kissing women
without their consent in the "Access Hollywood" footage. Trump denies
that he has ever engaged in such behavior and declares the comments
were "locker room talk." After the debate, nine women step forward to
estate developer. Trump says the stories aren't true.

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Trump and his children Eric (second from left), Ivanka and Donald Jr. attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Trump SoHo New York at Trump SoHo on April 9, 2010, in New York City.
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Trump, his daughter Ivanka, wife Melania and son Barron attend the "The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life" book launch celebration at Trump Tower on October 14, 2009, in New York City.
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Trump and professional tennis player Serena Williams attend the Gucci cocktail party for the Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now at Gucci Fifth Avenue on September 16, 2009, in New York City.
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Trump and his wife, Melania, left, attend the launch of Trump International Hotel and Tower Dubai with model Heidi Klum on June 23, 2008, at the Park Avenue Plaza in New York City.
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Trump attends the debut of a Lego replica of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai on June 23, 2008, at Central Park in New York City.
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Trump attends the announcement of a partnership with Affliction Entertainment on June 5, 2008, at Trump Tower in New York City.
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Trump attends the Donald Trump Friars Club Roast Luncheon at the New York Hilton on October 15, 2004, in New York City.
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Trump poses with the new Donald Trump 12-inch talking doll on September 29, 2004, at the Toys 'R' Us store in New York City.
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Trump arrives at "The Apprentice" casting call in Trump Tower on July 30, 2004, in New York City.
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Trump dips Marla Maples after the couple married in a private ceremony amid tight security at the Plaza Hotel on December 20, 1993, following a six-year courtship.
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Trump and his wife, Ivana, arrive at a social engagement on December 4, 1989, in New York.
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Business mogul Donald Trump announces his candidacy for the U.S. presidency at Trump Tower on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in New York City.
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Donald Trump attends golf legend Jack Nicklaus' Congressional Gold Medal ceremony on March 24, 2015, in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. Trump announced on March 18 that he had launched a presidential exploratory committee.
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Trump speaks to guests at the Iowa Freedom Summit on January 24, 2015, in Des Moines, Iowa.
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As chairman and president of the Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, Trump speaks during day two of the Republican Leadership Conference on May 30, 2014, in New Orleans.
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Former U.S. vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Trump walk toward a limousine after leaving Trump Tower, at 56th Street and Fifth Avenue, on May 31, 2011, in New York City.
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Trump looks out the window of his limousine after visiting Newick's Lobster House on April 27, 2011, in Dover, New Hampshire.
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Trump speaks to the media at Pease International Tradeport on April 27, 2011, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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Trump speaks to a crowd at the Palm Beach County Tax Day Tea Party on April 16, 2011, at Sanborn Square in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Trump and his wife, Melania, attend the Michael Kors Spring 2011 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Theater at Lincoln Center on September 15, 2010, in New York City.
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Trump kisses Miss Universe 2009 Stefania Fernandez as they arrive at the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on August 23, 2010, in Las Vegas.
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Trump and his children Eric (second from left), Ivanka and Donald Jr. attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Trump SoHo New York at Trump SoHo on April 9, 2010, in New York City.
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Trump, his daughter Ivanka, wife Melania and son Barron attend the "The Trump Card: Playing to Win in Work and Life" book launch celebration at Trump Tower on October 14, 2009, in New York City.
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Trump and professional tennis player Serena Williams attend the Gucci cocktail party for the Foundation For the Advancement of Women Now at Gucci Fifth Avenue on September 16, 2009, in New York City.
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Trump and his wife, Melania, left, attend the launch of Trump International Hotel and Tower Dubai with model Heidi Klum on June 23, 2008, at the Park Avenue Plaza in New York City.
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Trump attends the debut of a Lego replica of the Trump International Hotel & Tower Dubai on June 23, 2008, at Central Park in New York City.
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Trump attends the announcement of a partnership with Affliction Entertainment on June 5, 2008, at Trump Tower in New York City.
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Trump attends the Donald Trump Friars Club Roast Luncheon at the New York Hilton on October 15, 2004, in New York City.
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Trump poses with the new Donald Trump 12-inch talking doll on September 29, 2004, at the Toys 'R' Us store in New York City.
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Trump arrives at "The Apprentice" casting call in Trump Tower on July 30, 2004, in New York City.
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Trump dips Marla Maples after the couple married in a private ceremony amid tight security at the Plaza Hotel on December 20, 1993, following a six-year courtship.
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Trump and his wife, Ivana, arrive at a social engagement on December 4, 1989,
in New York.
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