
- 1924May 26, 1924
- September 7, 1924
- 1941December 7, 1941
- 1942May 21, 1942
- 1943February 1, 1943
- March 21, 1943
- 1945April 21, 1945
- 1947May 27, 1947
- 1949June 12, 1949
- 1950June 18, 1950
- 1952November 11, 1952
- 1954November 2, 1954
- November 2, 1954
- 1959August 21, 1959
- August 23, 1959
- 1962November 6, 1962
- 1964July 2, 1964
- July 14, 1964
- 1968August 26, 1968
- 1969November 26, 1969
- 1973January 27, 1973
- May 17, 1973
- 1976May 21, 1976
- 1987May 5, 1987
- October 21, 1987
- 1989January 1, 1989
- 2000June 21, 2000
- 2003March 19, 2003
- 2006March 13, 2006
- 2007January 21, 2007
- 2008May 24, 2008
- October 21, 2008
- 2010April 20, 2010
- June 28, 2010
- 2012December 17, 2012
- 2013August 8, 2013
Born in Honolulu
Oldest of four children of Hyotaro and Kame Imanaga Inouye. Father Hyotaro immigrated as a child to Hawaii from Japan aboard the S.S. City of Peking on July 24, 1899.
View his naturalization documents.
Senator as a baby; dated March 1, 1925
Elected to U.S. Senate
Becomes first Japanese-American senator.
Read his maiden speech to the U.S. Senate.
Newly elected U.S. Senator Dan Inouye being sworn into the U.S. Senate by Vice President Lyndon B Johnson on Jan. 9, 1963.
Delivers keynote – Democratic National Convention in Chicago
Delivers keynote – Democratic National Convention in Chicago
Member of Senate Watergate Committee
Participates in nationally televised hearings that mesmerized the American public and led to President Nixon’s resignation.
Serves as Chairman of Senate Select Committee investigating Iran-Contra affair
Committee investigates alleged arms-for-hostages program.
Read his closing statement from the hearings.
Senator Inouye chairing the Senate Select Committee Investigating the Iran-Contra Affair in 1987.