1938-First article published in school newspaper "Fall of Barcelona in Spanish Civil War"
1940- 12 years old published an anti-fascist article
1945- graduate of Central High School of Philadelphia- began studying philosophy and linguistics at the University of Pennsylvania
1949- Married linguist Carol Schatz and also earned his BA
Created undergraduate thesis
1951- Earned his MA
Completion of thesis, Morphophonemics of Modern Hebrew
1951-1955- Jr. Fellow of the Harvard University Society of Fellows.
1955- Earned his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania. Also joined MIT staff.
1957- first daughter, Aviva was born and Published one of his best known works in linguistics, the novel Syntactic Structures
Made associate professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1960- 2nd daughter Diane born
1961- appointed full professor of Modern Languages and Linguistics
1962- appointed Research Fellow in Cognitive Studies at the Center for Cognitive Studies of Harvard University
1967- became leading opponent of Vietnam War with "The Responsibility of Intellectuals" Essay
Son Harry was born
1966-1976- held the Ferrari P. Ward Professorship of Modern Languages and Linguistics
1969- Book: American Power 1976- Appointed Institute Professor
1969-current- earned many academic achievements, awards and honors in various places in the world. Receiving many honors on issues from politics to linguistics.
Delivered lectures at Oxford University
1975- Became institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1987&1989- two time winner of The Orwell Award which was granted by the National Council of Teachers of English for “Distinguished Contributions to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language.”
1990- Published his work: On Nature, Use and Acquisition of Language
1999-Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science
2005- received honorary fellowship from the Literary and Historical Society
2007- Uppsala University Honorary Doctor’s degree
2008- President’s Medal from the Literary and Debating Society of the National Contribution of Ireland.
As of 2010 Chomsky taught at MIT continuously for 55 years
2011- Chomsky was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize which is cited “unfailing courage, critical analysis of power and promotion of human rights” (Wikipedia, 2012)
"If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."