Barack Obama: Birth to President

Birth

Aug 4, 1961

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

Graduated High School

May 17, 1979

Don't know actual day, couldn't just put year
Graduated from Punahou Academy.

Graduated College

Apr 20, 1983

don't know actual date, just year
Obama graduated from Columbia University in New York with a political science degree.

Moved to Chicago

Apr 20, 1985

don't know date again...just year...
Obama moved to Chicago and started working as a community organizer for low-income residents.

Enters Harvard Law

Apr 20, 1988

really wish I could just put years and not month and days
Obama went back to school and entered Harvard Law.

Elected Editor

Feb 1, 1990

don't know day, know month and year
Obama became the first African American editor of the Harvard Law Review.

Graduated Harvard

May 20, 1991

only year again
Obama graduated from Harvard.

Became a Professor

Apr 20, 1992

only know year again
Obama began teaching part-time at the University of Chicago Law School.

Wedding Day

Oct 3, 1992

Obama marries Michelle.

Publishes Autobiography

Jul 18, 1995

Obama published his autobiography, Dream From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance.

Voted in as Illinois Senator

Jan 8, 1996

Obama was voted in as an Illinois Senator in the state senate.

Stopped Teaching

Apr 20, 2004

only know year
Obama stops teaching part-time at the University of Chicago Law School.

Voted in US Senate

Jan 4, 2005

Obama was voted into the US Senate.

Elected President

Nov 4, 2008

Obama was elected president.

Officailly President

Jan 20, 2009

Obama officially became president of the United States.