The Life Of Billy Graham: An Interactive Timeline

WFAE | By Jessa O'Connor

Published March 2, 2018 at 8:52 AM EST

The Rev. Billy Graham, a Charlotte native who transformed Evangelism and touched the lives of hundreds of millions of people through his ministry, died on Feb. 21, 2018 at the age of 99.

This interactive timeline goes through the life of 'America's Pastor.'

Jessa O'Connor

Jessa O鈥機onnor is the Assistant Digital 瓜神app Editor and Sunday reporter for WFAE. She joined the team in 2018 after graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned a degree in broadcast journalism and worked for her college radio news station. Jessa won national awards for her college news coverage, including 鈥淔irst Place in Radio鈥� from the Hearst Journalism Awards Program and 鈥淏est Radio 瓜神app Reporting鈥� from the Society of Professional Journalists.

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