Barack Obama

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44th President of the United States
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48 Moments
1992
Married Michelle Robinson
Began teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School
1991
Graduated from Harvard Law School
1990
Elected the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review
1989
Started dating Michelle Robinson at Sidley Austin
1988
Began the journey at Harvard Law School
Joined Sidley Austin law firm in Chicago as an intern
1987
Obama's first Kenya Visit
1985
Moved to Chicago to work as a community organizer
1983
1982
1981
Enrolled at Columbia University in the fall of 1981
Obama's first political speech
1979
Obama Enrolled in Occidental College: First step into higher education
Graduated from Punahou School
1971
Returned to Hawaii to live with his grandparents and Enrolled at Punahou School
1967
Moved to Jakarta, Indonesia with his mother and stepfather
1961
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii