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★ August 4, 1961 Barack Obama is born in Honolulu, Hawaii.★

★ 1979 Barack Obama graduates high school in Honolulu, Hawaii.

★ 1983 Obama graduates from Columbia University. ★

★ 1985 – 1988 Obama becomes community organizer Chicago, Illinois. ★

★ 1988 Obama enters Harvard Law School. ★

★ 1990 Obama is elected President of Harvard Law Review. ★

★ 1991 Obama graduates from Harvard Law School.★

★ July 18, 1995 Barack Obama's autobiography "Dreams from My Father : A Story of Race and Inheritance" is released. ★

★ November 7, 1995 Ann Dunham Sutoro the mother of Barack Obama dies in Hawaii.

★ 1996 Obama is elected to the Illinois State Senate, serves from 1997 to 2004. ★

★ March 21, 2000 Obama loses primary election for U.S. Congress seat from Illinois. ★ 

★ October 2, 2002 Obama address rally in Chicago stating his opposition to the coming war in Iraq. ★

★ March 16, 2004 Obama wins primary election for U.S. Senate seat from Illinois. ★

★ July 27, 2004 Obama electrifies the Democratic National Convention with his keynote address “The Audacity of Hope” speech. The convention held in Boston, Massachusetts nominates John Kerry for President and John Edwards for Vice President. ★

★ November 2, 2004 Obama is elected United States Senator from Illinois. ★

★  January 4, 2005 Barack Obama is sworn in as the United States Senator from Illinois. ★ 

★ January 16, 2007 Obama begins campaign for the White House by forming a presidential exploratory committee. ★

★ January 3, 2008 Obama wins Iowa Caucus with 38 % of the vote, followed by John Edwards with 30 % and Hillary Clinton with 29%.. ★  

★ January 8, 2007 Hillary Clinton wins New Hampshire primary with 39% of the vote followed by Barack Obama with 36%. ★

★ January 28, 2008 Senator Edward Kennedy endorses Barack Obama. ★

★ February 5, 2008 Barack Obama wins the 13 states to Hillary Clinton's nine states in Super Tuesday voting.

★ February 19, 2008 Barack Obama wins the Wisconsin Primary with 58% of the vote to Hillary Clinton's 40%.

★ March 4, 2008 Hillary Clinton wins the Ohio Primary with 53% of the vote to Barack Obama's 44%. Despite Clinton's win, Obama nearly matches her in delegates won as the Illinois Senator picks up 67 delegates to Hillary's 74.

★ March 21, 2008 New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson endorses Barack Obama for President.

★ April 22, 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton defeats Barack Obama in the Pennsylvania Primary.

★ May 6, 2008 Senator Hillary Clinton wins the Indiana Primary while she loses the delegate rich North Carolina Primary to Barack Obama. Later in the November general election, Barack Obama will carry the states of North Carolina and Indiana for the first time by a democrat in many years.

★ May 14, 2008 Barack Obama is endorsed by 2004 Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards.

 ★ May 20, 2008 After winning the Oregon primary and despite a loss in the Kentucky, Obama has now a acquired a majority of all pledged delegates that are available.★

★ June 7, 2008 Hillary Clinton ends her campaign for president and endorses Barack Obama. ★

★ June 9, 2008 Barack Obama launches a two week tour of battleground states beginning with a speech focusing on economic issues in Raleigh , North Carolina. ★

★ June 10, 2008 Ohio Governor Ted Strickland announces that while he supports Obama he will not serve under any circumstances as Obama's  vice president. ★

★  June 16, 2008 Former Vice President and Nobel Prize Winner Al Gore endorses Barack Obama for President. ★

★ June 16, 2008 In an article in a  New York newspaper a campaign button manufacturer states that so far the company has sold 110,000 Barack Obama campaign buttons, 30,000 Hillary Clinton campaign buttons and 10,000 John McCain campaign buttons. ★

★ June 18, 2008 New polls show Obama leading in the swing states of Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. ★

★ June 19, 2008 Barack Obama announces that he will not participate in public financing for the general election. ★

★ June 26, 2008 Barack Obama receives the endorsement of the AFL-CIO. ★

★ June 27, 2008 Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appear  at a rally together in Unity , New Hampshire.

★ August 23, 2008 Barack Obama selects Delaware Senator Joe Biden to be his vice presidential running mate.

★ October 2, 2008 Controversy occurs after New York City teachers union hands out thousands of Barack Obama campaign buttons to teachers. Kerfuffle occurs because teachers are wearing buttons in classroom.

★ October 2, 2008 Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden debates his republican counter point Alaska Governor Sarah Palin in St. Louis.

★ November 4, 2008 Barack Obama is elected President of The United States.

★ January 10, 2009 President-elect Barack Obama visits Ben's Chili Bowl in Washington D.C.

★ January 20, 2009 Barack Obama is sworn in as 44th President.

★ January 29, 2009 President Obama signs into law the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.

★ February 4, 2009 President Obama  sign into law the Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act.

★ February 11, 2009 President Obama  signs into law the Digital TV Delay Act.

★ February 17, 2009 President Obama  signs into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

★ March 8, 2009 President Barack Obama appears at a 77th birthday celebration at the Kennedy Center for Senator Ted Kennedy.

★ March 16, 2009 President Barack Obama publicly scolds insurance giant AIG for paying out bonuses after accepting bail out money.

★ March 18, 2009 President Barack Obama again bashed  AIG over bonuses but says that ultimately "the buck stops with me."

★ March 19, 2009 Barack Obama becomes the first sitting President to appear on the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno." President Obama comes under criticism  for appearing on comedy show as financial crisis continues to unfold.

★ March 20, 2009 President Obama  signs into law the Small Business Act Temporary  Extension.

★ March 20, 2009 Michelle Obama breaks ground at the White House for a new edible garden.

★ March 23, 2009 Stock market soars nearly 500 points as Obama Administration releases details on plans to purchase toxic mortgage assets.

★ March 24, 2009 President Barack Obama conducts the second evening press conference of his presidency.

★ March 27, 2009 President Obama announces his war plans for Afghanistan that includes an additional 4,000 U.S. troops.

★ March 30, 2009 GM CEO Rick Wagoner steps down after Obama Administration states they are dissatisfied with efforts to reform company. President Obama gives GM 60 days and Chrysler 30 days to restructure respective car companies.

★ March 30, 2009 President Obama  signs into law the Omnibus Public Lands Management Act.

★ March 31, 2009 President Barack Obama begins his first trip oversees as president when he arrives in London, England for the G-20.Summit.

★ April 5, 2009 President Barack Obama is awakened by a 4:30 am phone call informing him that North Korea has test fired a rocket. President Obama received the call while staying in the city of Prague in the  Czech Republic.

★ April 7, 2009 At the conclusion of President Obama's overseas trip he makes a surprise visit to U.S. troops in Bagdad , Iraq.

★ April 12, 2009 Acting on orders from President Obama, Navy Seals kill three pirates off the coast of Somalia and rescue U.S. Merchant Marine Captain.

★ April 14,2009 In a speech at Georgetown University , President Obama says there are signs that the economy is improving.

★ April 16, 2009 3,000 tickets are sold for a dinner in Indiana where Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's gives here first major speech since the 2008 general election.

★ April 17, 2009 Speaking at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, President Obama said he is looking  towards "a new beginning" in U.S. relations with Cuba.

★ April 21, 2009 President Obama announces that he has invited the leaders of Israel , Egypt and the Palestinian Authority to Washington in effort to achieve a comprehensive peace in the Middle East.

★ April 21, 2009 President Obama appears on the cover of a Washington D.C. area magazine shirtless.

★ April  21, 2009 President Obama  signs into law the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act.

★ April 22, 2009 Appearing in Newton , Iowa , President Obama unveils a new energy plan that would lease federal waters for the purpose of generating electric power from wind and ocean currents.

★ April 25, 2009 Thousands of pairs of "knock off " sneakers are sized in a raid in New York City. Surprisingly, 17 pairs of "knock off" sneakers by a well known brand feature the face of President  Obama on the shoes.

★ April 27, 2009 President Obama states that while swine flu virus outbreak in  is a "cause for concern and requires a heightened state of alert," but is not a "cause for alarm."

★ April 27, 2009 Panic is set off in lower Manhattan after the 747 plane that is used as Air Force One  flies low over the Statue of Liberty trailed by a fighter jet so that a picture on the White House web site of the iconic airplane can be updated. The Obama White House later apologizes for the fly over. While President Obama did not have personal knowledge of the incident, it is stated that he is furious when he learns of the situation.

★ April 29, 2009 President Obama reaches the milestone of 100 days in office.

★ April 30, 2009 Vice President Joe Biden unleashes a firestorm of criticism after he states on T.V. that he does not recommend anyone due to the swine flu outbreak spend time in a confined space such as a plane, subway train or bus. The Obama Administration spends that rest of the day "clarifying" what the Vice President Biden intended to say.

★ May 1, 2009 The intention of Supreme Court Justice David Souter to retire is revealed setting up the opportunity for President Barack Obama to make his first appointment to the United States Supreme Court.

★ May 4, 2009 A book written by President Obama's late mother Ann Dunham will be published  in December. The book is based on Ms. Dunham's 14 years of research on the metalworking industry of rural Java.

★ May 5, 2009 President Obama and Vice President Biden stop in an Arlington , Virginia restaurant for burgers.

★ May 8, 2009 Obama Administration official who okayed April 27, 2009 Air Force One flyover  of New York City for web site photo resigns.

★ May 9  ,2009 Appearing at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner , President Obama scores high marks with his stand up comedy routine that pokes fun at Hillary Clinton, Dick Cheney, Joe Biden and himself.

★ May 16, 2009 President Obama picks Republican Governor of Utah Jon Huntsman to be the U.S. Ambassador to China. Governor Huntsman who is fluent in Mandarin Chinese must first be confirmed by the United States Senate.

★ May 17, 2009 President Obama gives the commencement address and receives an honorary degree at Notre Dame University. The address by President Obama had sparked controversy among some Catholics due the President's support of abortion rights. President Obama during his speech asked for there to be spirited debate between both sides on this issue in a quest to find some "common ground."

★ May 18, 2009 President Obama announces that  U.S. auto makers must meet a standard of 35 miles per gallon on all vehicles by 2016.

★ May 20, 2009 President Obama  signs into law the Fraud Enforcement And Recovery Act.

★ May 20, 2009 President Obama  signs into law the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act.

★ May 22, 2009 President Obama signs into law the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009.

★ May 22, 2009 President Obama signs into law the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act.

★ May 26, 2009 President Obama selects Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court who if confirmed by the U.S. Senate would be the first Hispanic on the high court.

★ May 30, 2009 President Obama and his wife Michelle travel to New York City for a "date night." The President and the First Lady have dinner at a trendy West Village restaurant followed by their attendance at a Broadway show.

★ June 2, 2009 Vice President Joe Biden visits New Jersey to help Governor Jon Corzine kick off his general election campaign.

★ June 4, 2009 President Obama delivers an address at Cairo University in Cairo, Egypt on the future of relations between the United States and Islam. President Obama later takes a tour of the pyramids.

★ June 5, 2009 President Obama visits the site of a concentration camp in Germany.

★June 6, 2009 On the 65th anniversary of the D-Day allied invasion of Nazi occupied France, President Obama delivers remarks at the American Cemetery at Normandy.

★June 8, 2009 Appearing by satellite President Obama delights U.S. troops in Iraq when he orders that the commanding general of forces in Iraq shave the head of comedian Stephen Colbert.

★ June 8, 2009 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin steals the show at an RNC fundraiser when she make a last minute appearance. A snafu over her speaking at the event had left some doubt as to whether Governor Palin would appear. Governor Palin is mobbed at her table by well wishers.

★ June 11, 2009 Appearing in Green Bay, Wisconsin for a town hall meeting to discuss his health care plan, President Obama writes an excuse note for a 10 year old girl who missed school so that she could attend the event.

★ June 15, 2009 Speaking to a group of doctors in Chicago, President Obama outlines his plan on providing health care to the uninsured.

★ June 19, 2009 President Obama holds a mentoring seminar at the White House on the importance of fatherhood.

★ June 20, 2009 President Obama takes his daughters out for ice cream at an Alexandria, Virginia store.

★ June 22, 2009 President Obama signs into law the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.

★ June 24, 2009 President Obama during a press conference states he is about 95% cured when it comes to smoking cigarettes.

★ June 26, 2009 President Obama meets with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the White House.

★ June 29, 2009 Former Vice President Dick Cheney stated that the GOP has strong list of candidates available to vie for the 2012 republican party presidential nomination.

★ June 30, 2009 President Obama congratulates Al Franken after finally being declared the winner of the Minnesota U.S. Senate race following a recount process that dragged on for eight months.

★ July 3, 2009 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin surprises the political world when she announces her resignation.

★ July 6, 2009 President Obama arrives in Moscow for talks with Russian leaders. While in Moscow, President Obama places a wreath at the Russian Tomb Of  The Unknown Soldier.

★ July 8, 2009 President Obama arrives in Rome for the G 8 summit.

★ July 10, 2009 President Obama and his family attend a private audience in Rome with Pope Benedict. Later  President Obama  flies to Ghana for his first visit to the continent of Africa as President.

★ July 10, 2009 In Accra , Ghana vendors do a brisk business selling Obama t-shirts and campaign buttons celebrating  President Obama's visit.. One of the  campaign buttons features pictures of President Obama along with that of Ghana's President John Atta Mills with the wording "God's Chosen Presidents."

★ July 13, 2009 President Obama names Dr. Regina Benjamin to be the United State Surgeon General.

★ July 13, 2009 Confirmation hearings for President Obama's pick to the Supreme Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor begin in Washington.

★ July 16, 2009 President Obama campaigns in New Jersey for the re-election of Governor Jon Corzine.

★ July 20, 2009 President Obama meets with Apollo 11 astronauts Neal Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins at the White House to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Moon Landings.

★ July 20, 2009 President Obama reaches six months in office milestone.

★ July 22, 2009 President Obama holds prime time press conference at the White House.

★ July 30, 2009 President Obama announces the 16 recipients of this years 2009 Medals of Freedom. Among the recipients is the late Congressman Jack Kemp and the current Senator from Massachusetts Edward Kennedy.

★ August 6, 2009 President Obama signs an extension for the popular "Cash For Clunkers" program.

★ August 16, 2009 President Obama and family visit the Grand Canyon.

★ August 17, 2009 President Obama addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Phoenix , Arizona.

 ★ August 18, 2009 President Obama meets with Bill Clinton at the White House to discuss the former Presidents' recent trip to North Korean where he secured the freedom of two imprisoned American journalist.

★ September 7,2009 President Obama addresses AFL-CIO union members at a Labor Day picnic in Cincinnati , Ohio.

★ September 8, 2009 President Obama delivers "back to school" address to nations school children.

★ September 9, 2009 President Obama addresses a joint session of congress on health care.

★ September 23, 2009 President Obama gives a speech at the United Nations in New York.

★ September 24, 2009 President Obama attends the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh , PA.

★ October 9, 2009 President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

★ Obama 15, 2009 President Obama visits New Orleans , Louisiana.

★ October 21, 2009 President Obama campaigns in New Jersey for the re-election of Governor Jon Corzine.

★ November 15, 2009 The first presidential campaign button for 2012 appears on campaignbuttons-etc.com. The button is for former Alaska Governor and 2008 republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.

★ January 4, 2010 President Obama and family return to the White House from Christmas vacation in Hawaii.

★ January 7, 2010 President Obama outlines new reforms regarding airline safety and intelligence gathering in the aftermath of the attempted airline terror bombing on Christmas Day.

★ January 16, 2010 President Obama met with former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush at the White House to discuss Haitian Earthquake Relief project.

★ January 26, 2010 President Obama delivers his first State Of The  Union address to a joint session of Congress.

★ January  27, 2010 President Obama signs Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act.

★ February 25, 2010 President Obama presides over a debate on health care that features both democrats and republicans at Blair House.

★ March 18, 2010 President Obama  signs the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act.

★ March 23, 2010 President Obama after a year long struggle signs the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

★ March 28, 2010 President Obama makes surprise trip to visit troops in Afghanistan.

★ March 31, 2010 President Obama approves plan to allow oil drilling off the coast of Virginia.

★ May 10, 2010 President Obama nominates United States Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court.

★ June 25, 2010 President Obama travels to Canada for three days of meeting at the G-20 summit.

★ June 28, 2010 Confirmation hearing begin for President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

★ July 16, 2010 President Obama and family arrived at Bar Harbor, Maine for a weekend visit.

★ July 21, 2010 President Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

★ July 28, 2010  President Obama makes a stop at a sandwich shop in Edison , New Jersey to promote the economy.

★ August 5, 2010 President Obama's Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan is confirmed by the United States Senate by a vote of 63 to 37.

★ August 19, 2010 President Obama arrives on Martha's Vineyard for a 10 day vacation.

★ August 31, 2010 In only his second speech from the Oval Office since the start of his term, President Obama announces that combat operations in Iraq have ended.