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In July 2012, Ancestry.com published a paper suggesting that John Punch was a twelfth-generation great grandfather of U.S. President Barack Obama on his mother's side, based on historical and genealogical research and Y-DNA analysis. [7] [8] [9] Punch's descendants were known by the Bunch or
Barack Obama is thus far the only president to have ancestry from outside of Europe; his paternal family is of Kenyan Luo ancestry. He is also believed to be a direct descendant of John Punch, a colonial-era slave born in modern-day Cameroon. [2] There is no evidence that any president has had Indigenous American ancestry.
In July 2012, drawing on a combination of historical documents and Y-DNA analysis, Ancestry.com found a strong likelihood that Obama—through his mother, Stanley Ann Dunham—was descended from John Punch, known as the "first official slave in the English colonies." [6] [7] [8] [9]
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. Since then ...
Pages in category "Obama family" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... John Punch (slave) R. Craig Robinson (basketball) Marian Robinson; S.
While Barack Obama may have been known as the better wordsmith and orator than George W. Bush, Bush was actually the last president to take the oath of office smoothly -- because Obama flubbed it ...
President John F. Kennedy, codename "Lancer" with First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, codename "Lace". The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. [1]
Former House Speaker John Boehner said that former President Barack Obama is "scared to death" of his wife Michelle. For that reason, Obama maintains that he has not smoked a cigarette in years.