Robinson, Obama marry
After three years of dating Barack Obama marries Michelle Robinson at Trinity United Church in Chicago, Illinois. At the wedding, their first dance is to Stevie Wonder’s You and I. Michelle says that in Barack’s vows, he promises her a life that will be interesting. At the time she is 28 and he is 31.
Graduates from Princeton
Obama graduates from Princeton with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a minor in African-American Studies. During her time at Princeton, she is a member of the Third World Center and Organization of Black Unity. She graduates with cum laude honors. About her freshman year she says,
Neither of my parents graduated from college, so when I got to campus as a freshman, I’ll admit I was a little overwhelmed. I didn’t know how to choose my classes, or find the right classrooms. I didn’t know how to furnish my own dorm room.
Michelle Obama born in Chicago
Michelle Lavaughn Robinson is born in Chicago, Illinois to Fraser Robinson III and Marian Shields Robinson. Michelle is the second child to brother, Craig Robinson.
Her early education includes Bryn Mawr Elementary School and Whitney Young Magnet High School. As a high school student, Michelle is the Student Council Treasurer and a member of the National Honor Society. Her father dies of multiple sclerosis in 1990, leaving her mom to raise her and her brother in their South Side home.