FILE - President Ronald Reagan sits in the Oval Office after he delivered his farewell address to the nation Jan. 11, 1989, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds, File) AP

There are 57 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the United States, defeating the Republican candidate,

2004: Democrat Barack Obama was elected to the U.S. Senate. In defeating Republican Alan Keyes by the largest margin ever in a Senate contest in Illinois, the 43-year-old Obama became the only African American elected that year to the world’s most powerful legislative body and only the third since Reconstruction.

Former President Barack Obama is headlining rallies for Democrats running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.

Former President Barack Obama rallied in New Jersey on Saturday for Democratic nominee for governor, Rep. Mikie Sherrill.