Birth place: North Platte, Nebraska
Birth name: Charles Timothy Hagel
Father: Charles Hagel, lumber yard manager
Mother: Betty (Dunn) Hagel, a secretary
Marriages: Lilibet Ziller (April 1985-present); Patricia Lloyd (1979-1982, divorced)
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February 14, 2013 – Senate Democrats fail to get enough votes to end debate on Hagel’s confirmation. Fifty-eight vote to move forward with the nomination, while 40 vote to hold it up.
February 26, 2013 – Hagel is confirmed by the Senate, after a vote of 58-41.
March 9, 2013 – As Hagel visits Afghanistan for the first time as Secretary of Defense, a suicide bomber targets the Afghan ministry of defense, killing nine and injuring 14.
November 24, 2014 – President Obama announces that Hagel will step down from his position as Secretary of Defense.
February 17, 2015 – Formally steps down.