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A Birth Of Presidential Proportions
On August 4, 1961, in Honolulu Hawaii, Barack Hussein Obama II was born. His father, Barack Obama Sr. was from Kenya and his mom was Ann Dunham from Kansas. -
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From Birth to President to Present
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The Indonesian Stepfather
Sometime in the year 1967, Ann Obama married Lolo Soetro, a man from Indonesia. The new family moved to the capitol of Indonesia, Jakarta, that same year. -
Back to Hawaii
During the August of 1971, Ann was concerned about the level of education her son was getting in Indonesia. As a result, Barack moved back to Honolulu with his grandparents, Toots and Gramps. -
Discovering His Roots
Sometime in 1987, Obama visited Kenya. In Kenya, he learned about his ancestry and visited his father's gravestone, who died on November 24th, 1982. -
An Education at Harvard
In February 1988, Obama got accepted into Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. While studying there, he became President of the Harvard Law Review -
The 44th First Lady
On October 3, 1992, Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson get married in Chicago, Illinois. Obama's mom, sister and other relatives that lived in Kenya came, as well as some of his friends from Hawaii. -
Dreams From My Father
Sometime in 1995, Obama gets his autobiography published, titled "Dreams from My Father". That same year, Obama's mother died of cancer. -
Birth on Independence Day
On the 4th of July in 1988, Barack and Michelle gave birth to their first daughter, Malia. She was born in Chicago, Illinois. -
Rush vs. Barack for a Seat in the House
Barack Obama ran against incumbent Bobby Rush for the House of Representatives in Illinois. On March 22, 2000, Rush got reelected. -
Malia Gets a Sister
On June 10th, 2001, Michelle and Barack give birth to another child in Chicago named Natasha, who goes by Sasha. Parenting two children made the Obama's have difficulty balancing family and career, but they managed. -
9/11
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U.S Senator of Illinois
On March 16th, 2004, Obama gets elected into the U.S. Senate from Illinois. He wanted to become a Senator to help America. -
The Audacity of Hope
In the year 2006, Barack Obama's second book, titled "The audacity of Hope", was published. This book became a best seller. -
McCain Gets Defeated
To further pursue his need to help America, Obama ran for U.S President in 2008 and won against his Republican opponent, John McCain. Obama got 349 electoral votes and McCain only got 173. -
Obama wins the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
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America's Revenge
On May 2nd, 2011, Obama gives the go for the Navy Seals to kill Osama Bin Laden in Pakistan. Osama was behind the attack on 9/11. -
4 MORE YEARS! 2 TERMS!
President Barack Obama ran for a second term in the 2012 election. His opponent was Mitt Romney the Republican. Obama won with 332 electoral votes, whereas Romney got the other 206 votes.
