| 1963 |
Born in Brooklyn, NY |
| 1970 |
Moves with his family to Wilmington, North Carolina |
| 1979 |
Is cut from his high school varsity basketball team |
| 1982 |
Scores game-winning basket in NCAA championship game for the University of North Carolina |
| 1984 |
Plays on gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team in Los Angeles |
| 1984 |
Signs as a player with the Chicago Bulls |
| 1984 |
Plays on the gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team |
| 1985 |
Named NBA Rookie of the Year |
| 1987 |
Breaks Bulls record by scoring 58 points in a single game |
| 1987 |
Breaks the record again by scoring 61 points in one game |
| 1987 |
Breaks NBA record by scoring 23 points in a row |
| 1990 |
Scores his career best of 69 points in a single game |
| 1991 |
Scores his career best of 19 rebounds in one game |
| 1992 |
Plays on gold-medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team in Barcelona |
| 1993 |
Father James Jordan murdered |
| 1993 |
Announces retirement from playing basketball, briefly plays baseball |
| 1995 |
Returns to playing basketball |
| 1996 |
Named one of the top 50 basketball players of time |
| 1997 |
Called by People one of the Most Intriguing People of the Century |
| 1998 |
Publishes autobiography, For the Love of the Game |
| 1999 |
Named the 20th century's greatest athlete by ESPN |
| 1999 |
Retires again |
| 2000 |
Becomes part owner and director of basketball operations for the Washington Wizards |
| 2001 |
Comes out of retirement to play for the Washington Wizards |
| 2002 |
Again announces retirement |
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