Obama celebrates first birthday in White House

October 12th, 2009 Stars in singing tribute on Lowery's 88th birthdayATLANTA — The Rev. Joseph Lowery has celebrated his 88th birthday with a little help from his friends, including soul legend Aretha Franklin and actor Samuel L.

October 9th, 2009 Obama's daughters excited about dad's Nobel prizeWASHINGTON — Moments after President Barack Obama got the news about winning the Nobel Peace Prize, his excited daughters came to congratulate him. Eleven-year-old Malia and 8-year-old Sasha came to see their dad not long after White House press secretary Robert Gibbs telephoned Obama with the news, awakening him in the early morning hours.

August 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama celebrated his 48th birthday singing Happy Birthday to himself and a veteran scribe who began reporting from the White House in 1960 -- the year before he was born. Sharing a birthday with reporter Helen Thomas who has covered eight presidents starting with John F.

August 4th, 2009 Obama meets with Senate Dems to discuss agendaWASHINGTON — Facing growing public doubts about overhauling health care, President Barack Obama meets with Senate Democrats on Tuesday to discuss his priorities. Tuesday is also Obama's 48th birthday.

August 4th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It's President Barack Obama's 48th birthday Tuesday, but rather than take a day off and have fun with the family, he will be having lunch with Senate Democrats at the White House. "Chuck E. Cheese was booked," White House press secretary Robert Gibbs joked during his daily White House press briefing Monday.

August 4th, 2009 Obama visits White House press room on birthdayWASHINGTON — You say it's your birthday. It's my birthday, too.

July 3rd, 2009 Obama begins July 4th celebration at Camp DavidWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is helping the nation celebrate its birthday and his daughter Malia celebrate hers. The president on Friday morning flew to Camp David, Md., for the first part of the first family's Fourth of July celebration, including daughter Malia's 11th birthday on Saturday.

June 13th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former US President George H.W. Bush took a 3200-meter high leap into the sky to celebrate his 85th birthday - and swore to repeat the jump when he turns 90.

June 11th, 2009 LONDON - US First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her daughter Malia's birthday with the cast and the crew of Harry Potter. During her visit to London, Michelle took her daughters Malia and Sasha to the film's set in Neasden, in north west London, where they reportedly had a party with cast and crew in the Great Hall.

May 29th, 2009 Mrs. Obama: White House garden is 'blooming'WASHINGTON — The White House garden is blooming and bursting. That's what first lady Michelle Obama told some of the Washington, D.C., fifth-graders who helped her plant it.

May 5th, 2009 Obama celebrates Cinco de Mayo a day earlyWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is celebrating Cinco de Mayo a little early. On the eve of the Mexican holiday, Obama on Monday had an event in the East Room of the White House with Mexico's Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan (sahr-oo-KHAN').

May 4th, 2009 Obama to attend Cinco de Mayo event on May 4WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will celebrate Cinco de Mayo a little early. On Monday, May 4, the president will attend a Cinco de Mayo event with Mexico's Ambassador Arturo Sarukhan (sahr-oo-KHAN') at the White House.

April 24th, 2009 Obama was 'briefly relocated' during lock downWASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama was "briefly relocated" after a single-engine airplane strayed into restricted air space near the U.S. Capitol on Friday.

April 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Hugh Hefner celebrated his 83rd birthday with a pool party at the Palms Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, hosted by none other than his ex-girlfriend Holly Madison. And the birthday bash was Hefner and Madison's first meeting after their split last year.

March 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON -Singer Rihanna, who was allegedly attacked by Brown and left with horrific injuries, recently celebrated her belated birthday bash. The 'Umbrella' hitmaker, whose birthday was actually on February 20, could not celebrate her birthday then due to her injuries caused by an alleged attack by Brown.