| 1924, November | Hauptmann enters the United States. |
| 1927, May 21 | Lindbergh makes the first solo air crossing of the Atlantic. |
| 1927, December | Lindbergh meets Anne Morrow on Latin American good-will tour. |
| 1929, May 27 | Lindbergh marries Anne Morrow. |
| 1930, June 22 | Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. born. |
| 1932, January | The Lindberghs move into their new estate in Hopewell, New Jersey. |
| 1932, March 1 | Charles, Jr. is kidnapped from the Lindbergh estate in Hopewell. |
| 1932, March 2 | Reporters and souveneir hunters swarm over the Lindbergh estate. |
| 1932, March 5 | The Lindberghs receive their first communication from kidnappers since the crime. |
| 1932, March 8 | Dr. John F. Condon publishes open letter to the kidnappers in the Bronx Home News. |
| 1932, March 9 | Kidnapper responds to Condon letter. |
| 1932, March 10 | Lindberghs agree to allow Condon to act as intermediary. |
| 1932, March 12 | Condon, a.k.a. “Jafsie,” meets with kidnapper. |
| 1932, April 2 | Condon pays kidnapper $50,000 ransom |
| 1932, May 12 | The remains of Charles, Jr. are discovered near the Lindbergh estate in Hopewell. |
| 1934, Sept. 19 | Bruno Richard Hauptmann is arrested for the crime. |
| 1934, Sept. 24 | Hauptmann arraigned before New York magistrate on extortion charge. |
| 1934, Oct. 10 | New Jersey grand jury indicts Hauptmann on murder and kidnapping charges. |
| 1935, Jan. 2 | Hauptmann trial begins in Flemington, New Jersey. |
| 1935, Feb. 14 | Hauptmann is convicted and sentenced to death. |
| 1935, June 20 | Defense team appeals conviction to New Jersey’s highest tribunal. |
| 1935, Oct. 9 | The first appeal is denied. |
| 1935, Oct. 15 | Defense team files second appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| 1935, Dec. 5 | New Jersey Governor asks the New Jersey Court of Pardons to grant Hauptmann a personal interview to assess clemency. |
| 1935, Dec. 9 | Second appeal is rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. |
| 1936, Jan. 11 | Court of Pardons hears Hauptmann’s plea and denies clemency. |
| 1936, Jan. 16 | Anna Hauptmann appeals to New Jersey Governor for a stay; stay is granted. |
| 1936, March 30 | Court of Pardons hears Hauptman’s plea a second time and denies clemency. |
| 1936, April 3 | Hauptman is executed. |
| 1981 | Hauptmann’s widow, Anna, continues to proclaim her husband’s innocence; she petitions the state of New Jersey to release secret evidence in a continuing attempt to clear her husband’s name. |