Gary's Blog: Historical Figure poster and powerpoint

1. Please choose a historical figure and email Mr. Sheppard the Name

a. Name: Barack Obama

2. Once you have chosen a name, you will research some of the contributions that individual made to history

In 2004, Obama received national attention during his campaign to represent Illinois in the United States Senate with his victory in the March Democratic Party primary, his keynote address at theDemocratic National Convention in July, and his election to the Senate in November. He began his presidential campaign in 2007 and, after a close primary campaign against Hillary Clinton in 2008, he won sufficient delegates in the Democratic Party primaries to receive the presidential nomination. He then defeated Republicannominee John McCain in the general election, and was inaugurated as president on January 20, 2009. Nine months after his inauguration, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prizelaureate.

ii. Birth and Death Dates

Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961)

iii. Time line with at least 5 major events

Barack Hussein Obama II is an American politician serving as the 44th President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office, as well as the first president born outside of thecontinental United States. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School, where he served as president of the Harvard Law Review. He was acommunity organizer in Chicago before earning his law degree. He worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law atUniversity of Chicago Law School between 1992 and 2004. Heserved three terms representing the 13th District in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, and ran unsuccessfully in the Democratic primary for the United States House of Representativesin 2000 against incumbent Bobby Rush.

iv. 2 Contributions to history with an explanation of why they were important.

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