2009	Jan	20		Sworn in as 44th President of the United States
2008	Nov	3		Grandmother passes away
2008	Nov	4		Elected to be 44th President of the United States
2008	Aug	23		Barack Obama chooses Biden as running mate
2008	Jan	3		Obama wins Iowa caucus
2007	Feb	10		Announces will seek 2008 Democratic nomination
2006	Oct	17		Publishes second book "The Audacity of Hope"
2004	Nov	2		Elected to U.S. Senate
2004	Aug	10		Publishes first book - Dreams from My Father
2002	Nov	4		Re-elected to Illinois State Senate