Barack Obama undoubtedly possesses one of the most complicated – and fascinating – backgrounds of any former president of the United States. Born to a father he hardly knew and to a mother he almost never saw, Obama’s path to the White House is one of the most remarkable and unlikely of any I’ve seen.
Barack Obama (born August 4, , Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.) is the 44th president of the United States (–17) and the first African American to hold the office. Before winning the presidency, Obama represented Illinois in the U.S. Senate (–08).
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven boxes of Cuban cigars and matching Dutch bicycles may have been the most appreciated gifts that President Barack Obama and his wife received from foreign leaders last year, but a gem-encrusted horse sculpture from Saudi Arabia’s king and a pair of intricate mechanical birds from the emir of Qatar topped the extravagance chart.
Nicosia’s “Mayor for Life” Lellos Demetriades By Janet McMahon. Until recently, unhappy residents of Washington, DC referred to its controversial then-mayor as “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry—little knowing that, 6, miles away, a real mayor-for-life governed the capital city of another country.
Barack Obama's tenure as the 44th president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, , and ended on January 20, Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, took office following his victory over Republican nominee John McCain in the presidential election.
The Obama Foundation, established by Michelle and Barack Obama in , serves as a philanthropic organization dedicated to fostering leadership and inspiring the next generation of civic engagement. It oversees the development of the Obama Presidential Center, which is being built on the South Side of Chicago.
Barack Obama undoubtedly possesses one of the most complicated – and fascinating – backgrounds of any former president of the United States. Born to a father he hardly knew and to a mother he almost never saw, Obama’s path to the White House is one of the most remarkable and unlikely of any I’ve seen.
In third grade, Barack Obama wrote an essay titled, “I Want to Become President”—and he is, to this day, determined to show the world that, yes, he can. Born in the U.S.A., the son of an African father and an American mother, a boy who spent his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii, Barack Obama is truly a citizen of the world.
Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States. Born to a white American mother and a black Kenyan father, he is the first African-American to hold the office.
Barack Obama (born August 4, ) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States, the first Black man to do so. Prior to that, he was a civil rights lawyer, constitutional law professor, and U.S. senator from Illinois.
Gary Ridgway was born on February 18, , in Salt Lake City, Utah, the second of Mary and Thomas Ridgway's three sons. His home life was somewhat troubled; relatives have described his mother as domineering and have said that, while young, he witnessed more than one violent argument between his parents.
In , that all changed when another victim, Karin Ward, wrote about Savile’s abuse on Friends Reunited, an early-aughts social , who appeared on one of Savile’s ’70s-era TV specials, describes the abuse in the documentary: “He wanted me to fondle him and he promised me that if I gave him oral sex that he would arrange for me and my friends to be on his television show.”.
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