Barack Obama's Biographical Timeline 1961 - 2009 | |
1961 | Barack Hussein Obama II is born in Honolulu, Hawaii on August 4 at the Kapi'olani Medical Center for Woman and Children. |
1963 | Ann Dunham and Obama Sr. separate, and divorce in 1964. Ann met Barack as a student at the University of Hawaii. |
1967-1971 | Obama moves to Jakarta, Indonesia with his mother Ann Dunham and his step-father Lolo Soetoro. |
1971 | Obama moves back to Hawaii and lives with maternal grandparents. Ann returns to Hawaii from 1972-1977. |
1971-1979 | Obama attends Punahou School in Honolulu from the fifth grade to his High School graduation in 1979. |
1979-1981 | Obama moves to Los Angeles to attend Occidental College. Obama transfers his studies two years later to Columbia in NY. |
1981-1983 | Obama studies Political Science and International Relations at Columbia University in NY where he received his BA in 1983. |
1982 | Obama Sr. dies in an auto accident in Kenya. The senior Obama met his son only once after returning to Kenya. |
1984-1988 | Obama leaves NY for Chicago in 1984, and from 1984-1988 is Director of DCP, a church-based community organization. |
1988 | Obama travels for first time to Europe and Kenya. Obama meets paternal grandparents and family for the first time. |
1988-1991 | Obama enters Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA., and becomes the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. |
1991 | Obama returns to Chicago. Obama spent his Harvard summer breaks at several Chicago law firms. |
1992 | Obama marries Michelle Robinson on October 18th in Chicago. Later, Obama and Michelle travel to Bali to finish his book. |
1992-2004 | Obama teaches Law at the University of Chicago Law School, and works as counsel and an associate at Chicago law firms. |
1995 | Obama's mother, Ann Dunham dies of ovarian cancer. Obama Publishes first book "Dreams From My Father." |
1996-2004 | Obama is elected to the Illinois Senate in 1996. Obama serves three terms in the Illinois Senate as a state legislator. |
1998-2001 | In 1998 the Obama's have their first child Malia Ann. Three years later, in 2001, they have their second daughter Sasha. |
2004 | Obama delivers the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July. In November he is elected to Senate. |
2005-2008 | Obama is the US Senator from Illinois. On November 18, 2008 Obama resigns his Senate seat after his Presidential victory. |
2008 | Obama defeats Democratic presidential hopefuls and Republican John McCain to become President-elect on November 4th. |
2009 | On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th US President in Washington, DC. |