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Barack Obama Born
Barack Obama is born on this day in Honolulu, Hawaii. -
College Years
Barack Obama starts college at Occidental College and later transfers to Columbia University. -
Harvard Law Review
Barack Obama becomes the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review. -
College Graduation
Barack Obama graduates from Columbia University in New York. -
Law School Graduation
Barack Obama graduates from Harvard with a Juris Doctor magna cum laude. -
Marriage
Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson get married. -
Illinois State Senate
Barack Obama runs for the Illinois State Senate. He wins the Democratic nomination for the seat, and is elected to the Illinois State Senate. -
Reelected to Illinois State Senate
Barack Obama's First daughter Mailia Ann was also born in 1998. -
Birth of second daughter
Daughter Natasha is born. -
Reelected again to Illinois State Senate
Barack Oboma is again reelected to the illinois State Senate -
Presedential election of 2008
Barack Obama announces his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. -
Wins Democratic party nomination
After defeating Senator Hillary Clinton in the primaries, Barack Obama becomes the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for the 2008 presidential election. -
Wins Presidential Election
Barack Obama wins the US Presidential Election and becomes the first African-American President of the United States.