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Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Barack’s mother remarries
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Barack moves with his mother and stepfather to Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Childhood Education
Obama attends local Indonesian schools, and he also completes U.S. correspondence courses under his mother's tutelage -
Barack returns to Hawaii and lives with his grandparents Barack’s father comes from Africa for a visit
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Barack Jr. started attending college at Occidental College in Los Angeles.
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Barack graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude.
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Barack Obama began to study at Harvard Law School. After his first year, he worked as an intern for a top law firm located in Chicago. It was here that he met the future Mrs. Michelle Obama.
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Obama graduated from Harvard with his law degree and began work on his book Dreams of My Father.
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Obama married Michelle Robinson
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In this year, he became the director of Illinois Project Vote. Obama also began to teach constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School.
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While still teaching, he started working with the Developing Communities Project as a community organizer. The same year, he joined a law firm that specialized in civil rights legislation.
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Barack memoir, Dreams from My Father, is published
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Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate.
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Obama's’ first daughter, Malia Ann, was born.
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Obama's second daughter Natasha (Sasha) was born.
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Obama became the chairman of the Illinois Senate Health and Human Services Committee.
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Obama was asked to give a keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention
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Obama was elected to the United States Senate.
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Obama was sworn in as a U.S. Senator.
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Obama announced his candidacy to become President of the United States.
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Obama defeated Republican John McCain in the general election and would be the next president.
Obama defeats John McCain with 53% of the popular vote and 68% of the electoral vote. -
Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States. He was the first African American President in U.S. history.
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is signed into law by President Obama while in Denver, Colorado. The purpose of the act was to save and create jobs and to provide relief to those most affected by the economic crisis of 2008-2009. -
Speech in Cairo
The president gives a speech at Cairo University in Egypt, discussing U.S. relations with countries in the Middle East. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Obama is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” -
Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, becomes law. This is the most significant regulatory makeover of the U.S. healthcare system since the 1960s. Under the new regulations, Obama sought to increase quality, affordability, and access to healthcare. -
Midterm elections
In the midterm elections, Republicans gained 6 seats in the Senate, reducing the Democrats' majority in that chamber from 18 (59 to 41) to 6 (53 to 47). The GOP also added 63 seats in the House of Representatives, enough to gain control of the House by a 242 to 193 majority in the 112th Congress. -
Extension of Bush tax cuts
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 becomes law. This extends the tax cuts instituted by President Bush in the early 2000s and also provides additional provisions to promote economic growth in the form of tax cuts. -
American Jobs Act
President Obama makes an address to the joint session of Congress to present the American Jobs Act, which is designed to improve the U.S. economy. -
End of Iraq War
President Obama announces that U.S. troops will be home from Iraq by December and that the U.S. role in the war is over. -
Democratic National Convention
Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for president and speaks to the convention. -
Reelected
Obama defeats Republican Mitt Romney to win a second term in office with 332 electoral votes to 206 and 51 percent of the popular vote. -
Taxpayer relief
Obama signs the American Taxpayer Relief Act. This extended tax breaks for the majority of Americans while raising the tax rates for top earners. -
Second Inauguration
Barack Obama is inaugurated into his second term as president. He was sworn into office in a private ceremony on Sunday, January 20, but the official ceremony took place the next day. -
Violence against women
The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 becomes law. This act seeks to provide increased protection for women under the law by improving law enforcement tools to combat violence, improving services for victims of violent crimes, and improving awareness and violence reduction practices. -
Government shutdown
A shutdown of the federal government begins after Congress fails to agree on funding legislation. It lasts 16 days. -
Agriculture Act of 2014
The Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2014 is signed into law. This act authorizes $956 billion for increased awareness and spending on nutrition and agriculture programs in the United States from 2014 to 2018. -
Veteran suicide epidemic
The Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act is signed into law. This act seeks to raise awareness on veteran suicide, increases opportunities for veterans to receive help, and also makes the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs Department submit reviews of their prevention programs. -
50th anniversary of Selma marches
President Obama and his family take part in the 50th anniversary of the civil rights marches in Selma, Alabama. -
Clean Power Plan
The President along with the Environmental Protection Agency introduces the Clean Power Plan to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants by more than 30 percent by 2030. -
Cuba trip
Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba since 1928. -
Gives speech at Democratic National Convention
Obama gives a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in support of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. -
President-elect visits White House
President Obama hosts President-elect Donald Trump at the White House, meeting with the press in the Oval Office. -
Leaving office
President Obama concludes his last day in office. After attending the inauguration of President Trump, the Obamas head off for a vacation in Palm Springs, California. The Obama announced that they will continue to live in Washington, DC until their younger daughter finishes high school. -
speech on police violence
In early June Obama participated in an online town hall on police violence. In his speech, he emphasized both the important role played by protestors and the necessity of voting. -
Obama appeared in a video with Biden
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Obama made numerous campaign appearances on Biden
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Obama released the memoir A Promised Land
