Barack Obama, Our 44th President

By amkimble

  • Birth

    Barack Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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    Elementary School Years

    1967-1971
    Attended Elementary
    School in Indonesia
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    Middle and High School Years

    1971-1979
    Attended Middle School
    And High School in
    Honolulu, Hawaii
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    College Years

    1979-1981
    Obama at Occidental College
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    University Years

    1981-1983
    Attended Columbia
    University

  • Father Dies

    Father died in car crash at age 46, in Nairobi, Kenya
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    Community Organizer

    1985-1988
    Obama worked as a community organizer in Chicago
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    Harvard Law School

    1988-1991
    Attended Law
    School at Harvard

  • Editor Position

    Elected editor of Harvard Law Review (first African-American elected to the position)

  • Wedding

    1992
    Barack Obama married attorney Michelle Robinson, Oct. 18,1992
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    Law Professor

    1992-2004
    Taught at University of Chicago Law School

  • Mother Dies

    Mother died of cancer, age 52

  • Illinois State Senator

    Elected to the Illinois state senate (first term)

  • Second Term as Illinois State Senator

    Re-elected to the Illinois state senate (second term)

  • First Child

    Daughter Malia born

  • Second Child Born

    Daughter Sasha born

  • Third Term as Illinois State Senator

    Re-elected to the Illinois state senate (third term)

  • Illinois US Senator

    Elected to the US Senate (IL-Dem)

  • Writer

    Obama's first book, Dreams from My Father, published

  • Second Book

    Obama's second book, The Audacity of Hope, published

  • Nominated by the Democratic Party

    Won Democratic Party presidential primary election process, June. Officially nominated by the Democratic party at August Convention (first African-American to win a major party nomination)

  • Elected President Of the United States

    Elected 44th President of the USA on Nov. 4 (first African-American elected to the position)

  • Nobel Peace Prize

    Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, October 9 for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

  • Re-elected as President of the United States

    Elected for a second presidential term, November 6