-
Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr. married on February 2, 1961.
-
Barack Obama was born on this day in Honolulu, Hawaii.
-
-
Barack's parents got a divorce in March, 1964
-
Obama enrolled in the Punahou Academy, a very good school, doing very well in basketball and graduating with academic honors in 1979.
-
He was involved in a serious car accident, losing both of his legs as a result. He was confined to a wheelchair after that. He also lost his job.
-
In 1982, Obama Sr. was involved in another car accident while traveling in Nairobi. This time, however, the crash was fatal. Obama Sr. died on November 24, 1982
-
He entered Harvard Law School in 1988. The next year, he met Michelle Robinson, an associate at the Chicago law firm of Sidley Austin. She was assigned to be Obama's adviser during a summer internship at the firm, and not long after, the couple began dating (P.S. She's Michelle Obama). Obama graduated in 1991.
-
On October 3, 1992, he and Michelle were married.
-
He was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996, serving from 1997 to 2004.
-
He also was reelected for the Presidency in 2012