The Life of Barack Oboma

  • Barack Obama Born

    Barack Obama Born
    Barack Obama is born on this day in Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • College Years

    College Years
    Barack Obama starts college at Occidental College and later transfers to Columbia University.
  • Harvard Law Review

    Harvard Law Review
    Barack Obama becomes the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review.
  • College Graduation

    College Graduation
    Barack Obama graduates from Columbia University in New York.
  • Law School Graduation

    Law School Graduation
    Barack Obama graduates from Harvard with a Juris Doctor magna cum laude.
  • Marriage

    Marriage
    Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson get married.
  • Illinois State Senate

    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

    Reelected to Illinois State Senate
    Barack Obama's First daughter Mailia Ann was also born in 1998.
  • Birth of second daughter

    Birth of second daughter
    Daughter Natasha is born.
  • Reelected again to Illinois State Senate

    Reelected again to Illinois State Senate
    Barack Oboma is again reelected to the illinois State Senate
  • Presedential election of 2008

    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

    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

    Wins Presidential Election
    Barack Obama wins the US Presidential Election and becomes the first African-American President of the United States.