John Edwards Timeline Of Events
POSTED: 3:48 pm MDT August 8, 2008
UPDATED: 6:39 am MST January 21, 2010
July 30, 1977
John Edwards and Mary Elizabeth Anania are married.1996
Wade, one of four Edwards children, dies in a car accident.November 1998
Edwards wins a U.S. Senate seat for the state of North Carolina after defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Lauch Faircloth.
July 6, 2004
After his failed attempt at the Democratic nomination, Edwards is named Sen. John Kerry's running mate for the 2004 presidential election.Nov. 3, 2004
Elizabeth Edwards is diagnosed with breast cancer.December 2006
Rielle Hunter is hired by Edwards' campaign to produce a series of webisodes.October 2007
The National Enquirer first reports an Edwards-Hunter affair; Edwards publicly denies it.March 2007
Elizabeth discovers her cancer has returned.July 2007
John and Elizabeth Edwards renew their vows to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.December 19, 2007
The Enquirer publishes follow-up story that includes a photograph of a visibly pregnant Hunter.Feb. 27, 2008
Hunter gives birth to daughter named Frances Quinn Hunter. No father's name is given on the birth certificate filed in California.July 21, 2008
Edwards visits Hunter at the Beverly Hills Hilton. His wife had not known about the meeting.Aug. 8, 2008
Edwards releases statement admitting his affair with the filmmaker.Jan. 21, 2009
Edwards says in a statement that "I am Quinn's father" and "It was wrong for me to ever deny she was my daughter."
John Edwards and Mary Elizabeth Anania are married.1996
Wade, one of four Edwards children, dies in a car accident.November 1998
Edwards wins a U.S. Senate seat for the state of North Carolina after defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Lauch Faircloth.
|
|
After his failed attempt at the Democratic nomination, Edwards is named Sen. John Kerry's running mate for the 2004 presidential election.Nov. 3, 2004
Elizabeth Edwards is diagnosed with breast cancer.December 2006
Rielle Hunter is hired by Edwards' campaign to produce a series of webisodes.October 2007
The National Enquirer first reports an Edwards-Hunter affair; Edwards publicly denies it.March 2007
Elizabeth discovers her cancer has returned.July 2007
John and Elizabeth Edwards renew their vows to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary.December 19, 2007
The Enquirer publishes follow-up story that includes a photograph of a visibly pregnant Hunter.Feb. 27, 2008
Hunter gives birth to daughter named Frances Quinn Hunter. No father's name is given on the birth certificate filed in California.July 21, 2008
Edwards visits Hunter at the Beverly Hills Hilton. His wife had not known about the meeting.Aug. 8, 2008
Edwards releases statement admitting his affair with the filmmaker.Jan. 21, 2009
Edwards says in a statement that "I am Quinn's father" and "It was wrong for me to ever deny she was my daughter."
Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
The following are comments from our users. Opinions expressed are neither created nor endorsed by TheDenverChannel.com. By posting a comment you agree to accept our Terms of Use. Comments are moderated by the community. To report an offensive or otherwise inappropriate comment, click the "Flag" link that appears beneath that comment. Comments that are flagged by a set number of users will be automatically removed.
