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Barack Obama was born to parents, Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr. in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Ann Dunham, Barack's mother, returns to collage to finish her studies. Barack's maternal grandparents, "Gramps and Toots", helped Ann raise Barack. Photo: Young Barack obama with his grandfather "Gramps".
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Ann Dunham (Barack's mother) remarried in 1966 to Lolo Soetoro, an Indonesian surveyor. In October 1967, Six year old Barack Obama moved to Jakarata, Indonesia with his mother and his stepfather Lolo. Photo: Barack Obama with friends in Indonesia.
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Obama's sister, Maya Soetoro, was born in Jakarta, Indonesia. Photo: Lolo (Stepfather), Ann, Maya and Barack
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Barack moved back to Honolulu, Hawaii to live with his grandparents. He recieves a scholarship to a prestigious prep school, Punahou, where he was one of the few black students.
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Barack Obama Sr. returns to Hawaii. This was the last time Barack Obama seen his father. Photo: Barack Obama and his father during his fathers visit.
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Obama starts high school where he was a leader in his class, and played on basketball team. Although, he did not feel as though he fit in. Photo: Barack and his high school basketball team
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Barack Obama begins his first year at Occidental College, Los Angeles. At the end of his first year he transfers to Columbia University in New York.
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Barack Obama applies and is accepted into Harvard Law.
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Obama went to Kenya to discover who his father was.He met many of his family members, including his grandmother. Photo: Obama with his grandmother in Kenya
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During a summer job at a law firm in Chicago, Obama meets another young lawyer, Michelle Robinson. When Obama returned to Harvard, he and Michelle had a long distance relationship. Photo: Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson (Obama)
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Barack Obama becomes the first African American president of the Harvard Law Review
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Barack Obama's memoire, Dreams from My Father, is published and receives warm reviews.
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Obama was elected Illinois State Senate
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Obama's first daughter, Malia Ann was born. Photo: Obama and his first born daughter Malia.
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Obama's second child, Natasha Obama was born June 10, 2001. Photo: Natasha Obama (left) and Malia Obama (right).
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Barack Obama was selected to give a key not speech in Boston, Massachusetts at the Democratic National Convention. This speech is noted as a defining moment in Barack's political career. Obama's Key Note Speech in Boston,Massachusetts at the Democratic National Convention
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Obama was elected for the US Senate. He was the Fifth African-American Senator for the United States.
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Obama is elected President of the United States, and is the first ever Aferican American President of the United States.
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Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States Watch Obama's Inauguration
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Barack Obama was re elected President of the United States for the second term. Watch Obama's re election speech
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