Barack and Michelle Obama shared a joint statement in support of first responders in Los Angeles as their daughters Sasha and Malia are also affected by the wildfires, read

In 1265, Britain's House of Commons, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met for the first time. In 1778, James Cook became the first European to step foot on the Hawaiian Islands. He called them the Sandwich Islands.

Former President Barack Obama attended the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday. The 44th president of the United States appeared at the ceremony without his wife, former first lady ...

Barack Obama attended Donald Trump's inauguration ... as he arrived to watch Trump become the 47th President of the United States. Barack wasn't the only one who received a negative response ...

In 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as the United States' 44th president and the nation's first Black chief executive. In 2010, senior Hamas Commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh was assassinated in his ...

Originally published in Synapse on January 22, 2009.

Barack and Michelle Obama quickly became one of America's favorite couples when they were elected to the White House in 2008 as President of the United States and his First Lady respectively.