P o rtlan d (Observer S eptem ber 2, 2 0 0 9 PageA5 of Ted Kennedy - N o v . 7,1 9 7 9 : O fficially announced 1980 presiden­ tial run - A ug. 12 1980: W ith­ draws from presidential race in e m o tio n a l sp eech at D em ocratic National C o n ­ vention - D ec. 1982: A nnounces he will not run for president in 1984 and divorced from Joan. Ted Kennedy lies on a gurney, suffering from a broken back, on Oct. 19, 1964, four - D ec. 19, 1985: A n ­ months after surviving a small-plane crash near Southampton, Mass., that killed his aide nounces he will not run for and the pilot. His wife Joan sits beside him. the 1988 Dem ocratic presi­ dential nomination. - July 3, 1992: M arries V ictoria Reggie, a W ash­ ington lawyer. - N ov. 1994: Son Patrick K ennedy wins elections as congressm an from Rhode Island. - July 16, 1999: John F. K ennedy Jr. and his wife, Ted Kennedy arrives on stage ahead o f the inauguration of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, President Barack Obama at the Capitol in Washington on and her sister in law Lauren Jan. 20. Later the same day, the Massachusetts senator Bessette, die in plane crash was attending th&inaugural luncheon when he suffered in waters off Martha's Vine­ what observers said appeared to be a seizure. Kennedy was taken away by an ambulance. Sen. Ted Kennedy announces his endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama for president of yard. the United States on Jan. 28, 2008. — Jan. 2002: N o C hild L eft B ehind becom es law. - F eb . 10,2009: Last vote cast (stimulus) - A p r i l 5,2004: Says Iraq has becom e "G eorge Bush's Vietnam " and com pares him to form er President Richard Nixon. - M arch 8,2 0 0 9 : Honored at star-studded m usical birthday tribute at Washington's Kennedy Center. - A u g . 11,2009: Sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 88, dies. After undergoing treatment for brain cancer, Sen. Ted Kennedy electrifies a Democratic National Conven­ tion on Aug. 25, 2008, with a surprise speaking engagement that rallied support for Barack Obama. - A u g . 25,2009: Kennedy dies at age 77, surrounded by family members at his home in Hyannis Port. President Obama describes him as “the greatest United States senator o f our tim e.” Participate in Democracy Vote Return your ballot by mail or drop ¡f o ff at any designated voter drvpnte. Call J-866-673-9683 to find d location near you. " ^ In rtla n b (¡Observer President Obama presents the first pen to Sen. Kennedy after signing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act on April 21 in Washington, D.C. The signing was one of Kennedy's final public appearances. — N ov. 7, 2006: W ins an eighth U .S . Senate term. — O ct. 12,2 0 0 7 : Has sur­ gery to clear a partially blocked artery in his neck. - 2008: Jan. 28 m akes speech endorsing O bam a; Suffers seizure on M ay 17. D iagnosed w ith brain can­ cer on M ay 20; delivers D e m o c ra tic c o n v e n tio n speech on Aug. 25. - Jan. 20, 2009: A ttends O bam a's inauguration as president but collapses at luncheon. H) nunrcrUmA fa m u m VVdx I, •