Where did Barack Obama announce his candidacy for President of the United States of America?
A. In front of the Lincoln Memorial.
B. In front of Ground Zero (World Trade Center)
C. Illinois's Old State Capitol building.
D. In front of his Chicago church.
On February 10, 2007, Obama announced his candidacy for President of the United States in front of the Old State Capitol building in Springfield, Illinois. The choice of the announcement site was symbolic because it was also where Abraham Lincoln delivered his historic "House Divided" speech in 1858