Barack Obama

Born in Hawali to Barack Obama Sr. and stanley ann dunham

1961

Sometimes he is mistaken for being born in Kenya, Africa

Born Aug. 4, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Barack Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann Dunham

1961

Mistaken sometimes for being born in Kenya

Barack Obama

Period: Aug 4, 1961 to Jan 20, 2017

Parents divorce

1964

Anne files for divorce

Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro, moved family to Indonesia

1967

She divorced Obama's dad and married another man

Sister Maya Soetoro born, Aug. 15

1970

Obama moved back to Hawaii for 5th grade through high school, lived mostly with grandparents

1971

Obama Sr. visited his son in Hawaii

1971

Attended Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA, for 2 years

1979

Transferred to Columbia University, NY

1981

Barack went to one of the best schools in NYC, an ivy league in fact

Father died in car crash at age 46, in Nairobi, Kenya

1982

Received BA in Political Science from Columbia Univ., worked in New York City

1983

Enrolled at Harvard Law School

1988

Graduated from Harvard Law School

1991

Married attorney Michelle Robinson, Oct. 18

1992

Mother died of cancer, age 52

1995

Elected to the Illinois state senate

1996

Malia Obama is born

1998

Sasha Obama born

2001

Barack Obama elected president(1st term)

2008

Barack Obama re-elected(2nd term)

2012

President Donald Trump takes office

2017