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1961 On February 2, Barack Obama, Sr., a Kenyan, and Stanley Ann Dunham, an American, married in Maui. On August 4, Barack Jr. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.

1962 Barack Obama Sr. received a graduate scholarship to Harvard, so he moved to the east coast to study economics.

1964 Ann Dunham divorced Barack Obama Sr. During this time, Barack Obama Jr. was generally cared for by his maternal grandparents while his mother attended college.

1965 Barack’s mother married an Indonesian man, Lolo Soetoro.

1966 Lolo Soetoro returned to Jakarta, Indonesia.

1967 Ann and Barack Jr. moved to Lolo Soetoro's hometown of Jakarta, Indonesia.

1971 At the age of 10, Barack Obama, Jr. was sent back to Hawaii to live with his maternal grandparents.

1979 Barack Jr. started attending college at Occidental College in Los Angeles.

1981 Obama made his first public speech, stating that Occidental College should support the abolishment of apartheid in South Africa. Thereafter, he transferred to Columbia University in order to major in political science.

1982 Barack Obama Sr. died in a car accident in Kenya.

1983 Barack graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, magna cum laude.

1988 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.

1990 On February 5, Obama Jr. became the first black president of the Harvard Law Review.

1991 Obama graduated from Harvard with his law degree and began work on his book Dreams of My Father.

1992 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. In October, Obama married Michelle Robinson.

1993 Obama became very interested in race and poverty issues. 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.

1995 Obama’s mother returned to Hawaii and was diagnosed with cancer. On November 7, at the age of 52, Ann Dunham died from ovarian and uterine cancer. Dreams of My Father was published that same year.

1996 Obama was elected to the Illinois Senate.

1998 On July 4, the Obamas’ first daughter, Malia Ann, was born.

1999 Obama Jr. ran for Congress. However, he lost to the Republican Bobby Rush.

2001 On June 10, Obama's second daughter Natasha (Sasha) was born.

2002 Obama started to campaign for the United States Senate.

2003 In this year, Obama became the chairman of the Illinois Senate Health and Human Services Committee.

2004 On July 7, Obama was asked to give a keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention. On November 2, he was elected to the United States Senate.

2005 On January 5, Obama was sworn in as a U.S. Senator.

2007 Obama announced his candidacy to become President of the United States.

2008 On June 3, Obama beat Hillary Clinton in the primary race for the presidency, receiving the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party primary election. On November 5, Obama defeated Republican John McCain in the general election and would be the next president.

2009 On January 20, Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. On February 17, he signed the economic stimulus bill. On September 9, he gave his health care speech. On October 9, he was named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.

2010 On January 27, Obama gave his first State of the Union address.

2011 On April 4, he announced his re-election campaign.

2012 On April 2, Obama learned he had the 2,778 convention delegates needed to win the Democratic nomination. On November 6, he won 332 electoral votes against Mitt Romney, with only 270 needed to be re-elected for a second term as president. In December, the devastating mass shooting took place in Newtown, Connecticut and Obama vowed to fight for tougher gun control laws.

2013 During his re-election campaign, Obama promised to reduce the federal deficit by raising the taxes on the wealthy. In 2013, he received bipartisan agreement on tax increases. In October, the government faced its first shutdown in 20 years after Congress didn’t support his legislation to lift the glass ceiling.

2014 In this year, Republicans gained control over both houses of Congress, creating a less than ideal situation for Obama’s final two years in office.

2015 In 2015, Obama enjoyed two major victories in the Supreme Court. First, the Affordable Care Act’s tax subsidies were upheld. Second, the Supreme Court ruled five to four that same-sex marriage is a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

2016 In March of this year, Obama became the first president to visit Cuba since 1928. In July, he delivered a speech at the Democratic National Convention, announcing his support of Hillary Clinton as presidential hopeful. In July, Obama met with President-elect Trump in the Oval Office to handle the transition of power.

2017 January 20th marked Obama’s last day in office. His first order of business was to take a respite in Palm Springs, California. The Obama family planned to remain in Washington, D.C., at least until their youngest daughter graduates high school.

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