Early Life and Education of Laura Ingraham: A Complete Timeline

Discover the defining moments in the early life of Laura Ingraham. From birth to education, explore key events.

Laura Ingraham is an American conservative television host, currently hosting The Ingraham Angle on Fox News Channel since 2017. She is also the editor-in-chief of LifeZette. Prior to her television career, Ingraham hosted the nationally syndicated radio show, The Laura Ingraham Show. She is a prominent voice in conservative media.

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June 19, 1963: Laura Ingraham's Birth

On June 19, 1963, Laura Anne Ingraham was born. She is an American conservative television presenter who has hosted The Ingraham Angle on Fox News Channel since October 2017 and is the editor-in-chief of LifeZette. She formerly hosted The Laura Ingraham Show on the radio.

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1981: Graduation from Glastonbury High School

In 1981, Laura Ingraham graduated from Glastonbury High School, marking a milestone in her early education before attending Dartmouth College.

1984: Controversial Articles in The Dartmouth Review

In 1984, during her senior year at Dartmouth College as editor-in-chief of The Dartmouth Review, Laura Ingraham wrote several controversial articles, including publishing a transcript of a Gay Students Association meeting and naming attendees.

1985: Graduation from Dartmouth College

In 1985, Laura Ingraham graduated from Dartmouth College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and Russian. After college, she became a speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan.

1991: Juris Doctor Degree

In 1991, Laura Ingraham earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia. She subsequently clerked for U.S. Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas and later worked for the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York City.

1991: Graduation from the University of Virginia School of Law

In 1991, Laura Ingraham graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. She was a notes editor for the Virginia Law Review during her time there.

1996: Organized Dark Ages Weekend

In 1996, Laura Ingraham and Jay P. Lefkowitz organized the first Dark Ages Weekend in response to Renaissance Weekend.

1997: Changed Views on Homosexuality

In 1997, Laura Ingraham wrote an essay in The Washington Post stating she had changed her views on homosexuality after witnessing the struggles of her gay brother and his partner dealing with AIDS.

April 2005: Breast Cancer Treatment Announcement

In April 2005, Laura Ingraham publicly announced that she had undergone treatment for breast cancer.

2008: Adoption of Maria

In 2008, Laura Ingraham adopted a girl named Maria from Guatemala.

2009: Adoption of Michael Dmitri

In 2009, Laura Ingraham adopted a boy named Michael Dmitri from Russia.

2011: Adoption of Nikolai Peter

In 2011, Laura Ingraham adopted a second boy, Nikolai Peter, from Russia.

2013: Opposed Bipartisan Immigration Reform Plan

In 2013, Laura Ingraham opposed the proposed bipartisan US Senate comprehensive immigration reform plan, expressing her anti-immigration views.

September 2014: Claimed Obama Sent Assistance to Africa Due to Colonialism Guilt

In September 2014, Laura Ingraham claimed that then-president Barack Obama sent assistance to Africa during the 2014 Ebola outbreak and exposed Americans to the virus because of his guilt over "colonialism".

2014: Criticized Immigration Policies

In 2014, Laura Ingraham criticized immigration policies. She said that allowing more immigrant workers to come to the United States would be "obscene to the American experience" and denounced Eric Cantor for supporting the DREAM Act.

September 2017: Criticized Trump on DREAMers Amnesty

In September 2017, Laura Ingraham criticized then-president Trump on Twitter amid reports that he was considering an agreement with Democrats on amnesty for approximately 800,000 DREAMers.

February 2018: "Shut Up and Dribble" Controversy

In February 2018, Laura Ingraham told NBA players LeBron James and Kevin Durant to "shut up and dribble" after James criticized Trump. She defended her statement by citing her 2003 book and other instances where she had said performers should "shut up" about politics.

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June 18, 2018: Compared Children's Facilities to Summer Camps

On June 18, 2018, Laura Ingraham defended the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" family separation policy, comparing the children's facilities to "summer camps" that "resemble boarding schools". School shooting survivor David Hogg called for a boycott of The Ingraham Angle.

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July 2018: Criticized Kevin Yoder on Asylum Policy

In July 2018, Laura Ingraham criticized Republican congressman Kevin Yoder for supporting a Democratic bill that rolled back Attorney General Jeff Sessions' order on asylum seekers, calling on him "to stop selling out the Trump agenda".

August 9, 2018: Defense of Demographic Comments

On August 9, 2018, in her Ingraham Angle monologue, Laura Ingraham stated she was not talking about "race or ethnicity" and that "American citizenship is a privilege... that requires respect for the rule of law and loyalty to our constitution".

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August 2018: Objected to Changing Racial Demographics

In August 2018, Laura Ingraham stated that "some parts of the country it does seem like the America we know and love doesn't exist anymore" due to massive demographic changes, implying a negative view of these changes.

October 2018: Urged Audience to Vote Republican

In October 2018, Laura Ingraham urged her audience to vote Republican in the upcoming midterm elections, claiming Democrats "want to replace you, the American voters, with newly amnestied citizens and an ever-increasing number of chain migrants."

May 2019: Graphic of Censored Voices on Social Media

In May 2019, Laura Ingraham showed a graphic on her show of "prominent voices censored on social media", which included individuals known for controversial views, such as Paul Nehlen, who had been banned from Twitter for anti-Semitic remarks.

June 2019: Spread Unsubstantiated Claims About Asylum Seekers

In June 2019, Laura Ingraham spread unsubstantiated claims that asylum seekers to the United States may carry the Ebola virus, stirring controversy.

2020: Drew Brees Controversy

In 2020, Laura Ingraham was criticized for supporting Drew Brees, a white athlete, when he criticized protesters who kneeled during the U.S. national anthem, a stance seen as inconsistent with her earlier comments to African-American athletes.