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🗳️ Barack Obama Elected President of the United States

November 4: Barack Obama is elected the first African-American President of the United States.⟶
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🇺🇸 Barack Obama's First Inauguration

January 20: First inauguration of Barack Obama.⟶
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🗳️ Barack Obama Re-elected U.S. President

November 6: Barack Obama wins second term as President of the United States, defeating former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney.⟶
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📡 Edward Snowden Leaks NSA Surveillance Documents

Edward Snowden releases classified documents concerning mass surveillance by the NSA.⟶
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🗳️ Donald Trump Elected US President

November 8: Donald Trump wins the 2016 presidential election, in an upset against Hillary Clinton, the first woman to be nominated by a major party.⟶
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🇺🇸 Donald Trump Inaugurated as US President

January 20: Donald Trump is inaugurated as President of the United States.⟶
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