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2 Feb 1961
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Barack Obama, Sr., and Ann Dunham, the parents of President Barack Obama, marry in Hawaii.
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4 Aug 1961
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Birth of Barack Obama
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1967
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A six-year-old Barack Obama moves with his mother to Jakarta, Indonesia, the home of her second husband Lolo Soetoro.
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1971
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Worried for his safety and education in Jakarta, Ann Dunham sends her son Barack Obama back to Hawaii to live with her parents. She later joins him there.
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1979
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Barack Obama graduates with academic honors from Punahou Academy in Hawaii, where he is one of only three black students.
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1982
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Death of Barack Obama's father
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1983
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Barack Obama receives a B.A. from Columbia University, New York City.
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1985
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Obama moves to Chicago
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1989
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Barack Obama meets Michelle Robinson, an associate at the Sidley & Austin law firm in Chicago who is assigned to be Obama's adviser during his summer internship there. They soon begin dating.
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Feb 1990
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Barack Obama elected first African-American editor of Harvard Law Review
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1991
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Barack Obama receives a J.D. from Harvard University.
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3 Oct 1992
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Barack Obama marries Michelle Robinson at Trinity United Church of Christ
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1995
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance by Barack Obama
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1997
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Barack Obama is an Illinois State Senator
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1998
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Birth of Malia Obama
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2001
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Barack and Michelle Obama welcome their second daughter, Sasha.
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3 Jan 2005
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Barack Obama is a U.S. Senator.
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2006
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama
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2006
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Barack Obama wins a Grammy award for Best Spoken Word Album for the audio version of Dreams From My Father.
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10 Feb 2007
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Outside the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois, Senator Barack Obama announces his candidacy for President of the United States.
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4 Nov 2008
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Barack Obama elected President
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20 Jan 2009
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Inauguration of President Barack Obama
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2 Mar 2010
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President Obama and Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson have lunch at Mrs. Wilkes Dining Room
