| 14 Feb 1913 |
James Riddle Hoffa born, Brazil IN. |
| Jun 1955 |
The Dunes casino opens in Las Vegas. |
| 1957 |
Assumes leadership of the Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
| Mar 1957 |
Hoffa arrested for bribery, trying to influence the McClellan Committee. |
| 19 Jul 1957 |
Hoffa found not guilty on bribery charges. Among the controversy in the courtroom was testimony by boxer Joe Louis (to influence the mostly-black Washington, DC jury) that Hoffa was an old friend. Louis, however, barely knew Hoffa. |
| 1967 |
Sentenced to 13 years for jury tampering, fraud. Continued to run the Teamsters from jail. |
| 23 Dec 1971 |
President Richard M. Nixon pardons Jimmy Hoffa, conditional on him staying out of labor union activities until March 1980. Some have alleged an illegal $300,000 payment made this possible. |
| 30 Jul 1975 |
Jimmy Hoffa disappears after a 2pm visit to the Machus Red Fox Restaurant to meet Tony Giacalone and Tony Provenzano. |
| Mar 1978 |
Salvatore Briguglio, believed to be involved with Hoffa's disappearance under the aegis of Tony Provenzano, shot 12 times and killed, Mulberry Street, New York City. |
| 24 Nov 1978 |
"Roadblocks began to appear within the Department of Justice regarding the solution to Hoffa's murder." Internal memo of the DoJ, Detroit office. |
| 12 Dec 1988 |
Tony Provenzano dies in prison of a heart attack. |
| 25 Dec 1992 |
Film Hoffa starring Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito. |
| 1996 |
The Machus Red Fox Restaurant closes. |
| 16 Jul 2003 |
Police dig up a pool in Hampton Township, Michigan after a tip from inmate Richard Powell (in jail for murder of his landlady.) They find nothing, but Powell's tip about another murder, that of Robert A. Woods, did pan out. |
