nov 4, 2008 - Barack Obama Becomes President
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On this day, Illinois Senator Barack Obama defeated Senator John McCain to become the 44th U.S. president, and the very first African American to be elected to the White House. He got 365 electoral votes and 52 percent of the popular vote, while John McCain captured only 173 electoral votes and just over 45 percent of the popular vote. Joe Biden was his vice president during his eight years in office
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