President Barack Obama: A Timeline
President Barack Obama: A Timeline
| March 23-Signs
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Nov. 2-Election Day delivers major setback to Democrats. |
April 4 -Formally launches
re-election camapign. |
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| Challenges Congressman Bobby Rush; defeated in March 21 primary. | Daughter Sasha born. | Re-elected (uncontested). | July 27-Keynote address at DNC. Elected to the U.S. Senate def. Alan Keyes. | The Audacity of Hope published (Oct. 17). | Feb. 10-Announces
candidacy in Springfield, IL |
Aug.
28-Acceptance
speech at INVESCO Field in Denver, CO. Nov. 4-Elected president. |
Jan. 20-Inaugurated
president. Feb. 17-Signs economic stimulus legislation (ARRA). |
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| J.D. from Harvard Law School. | April-Nov.-Ill. Exec. Director of Project Vote. Oct. 18- Marries Michelle Robinson. | Attorney at Miner, Barnhill & Galland; senior lecturer at Univ. of Chicago. | Dreams From My Father published (July 18). | Elected to the Illinois State Senate. | Re-elected. | Daughter Malia born. |
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| Transfers to Columbia University. | Graduates from Columbia University. Works a year at Business Int'l Corporation. | Moves to Chicago; director of the Developing Communities Project for 3 years. | Starts at Harvard Law School. |
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| Moves back to Hawaii; raised by grandparents. Starts 5th grade at Punahou School. | Graduates from Punahou School. Two years at Occidental College. |
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| Born Aug. 4, 1961 in Honolulu, HI. | ...5 years in Indonesia... |
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© 2012 Eric M. Appleman/Democracy in Action |
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