Presidential candidate Joe Biden made history by choosing California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate. The Democratic Party nominee asked her to serve as the candidate for vice president. Harris is the first Black woman as well as the first Asian American - to compete on the presidential ticket of a major U.S. party. Last year, Harris entered the presidential race herself as a Democrat. This put her in direct competition with Biden. The 55-year-old Harris is in her first term in the Senate. Her mother was a cancer researcher who came to the United States from India. Her father was an economist from Jamaica. The two met at the University of California, Berkeley and married in 1963. They divorced in 1971, when Kamala was seven. Harris has often spoken about the deep relationship she had with her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, whom she has described as her single biggest influence.
Title: An Election Making History
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/A.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='An Election Making History' data-article-id='5156'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10979'>Presidential candidate Joe Biden made history by choosing California Senator Kamala Harris as his running mate.</span> <span data-start-time='10979' data-end-time='19854'>The Democratic Party nominee asked her to serve as the candidate for vice president.</span> <span data-start-time='19854' data-end-time='32854'>Harris is the first Black woman as well as the first Asian American - to compete on the presidential ticket of a major U.S. party.</span> <span data-start-time='32854' data-end-time='39875'>Last year, Harris entered the presidential race herself as a Democrat.</span> <span data-start-time='39875' data-end-time='44813'>This put her in direct competition with Biden.</span> <span data-start-time='44813' data-end-time='51167'>The 55-year-old Harris is in her first term in the Senate.</span> <span data-start-time='51167' data-end-time='58458'>Her mother was a cancer researcher who came to the United States from India.</span> <span data-start-time='58458' data-end-time='63479'>Her father was an economist from Jamaica.</span> <span data-start-time='63479' data-end-time='72229'>The two met at the University of California, Berkeley and married in 1963.</span> <span data-start-time='72229' data-end-time='78583'>They divorced in 1971, when Kamala was seven.</span> <span data-start-time='78583' data-end-time='93583'>Harris has often spoken about the deep relationship she had with her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, whom she has described as her single biggest influence.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/A.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=16174 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/what_government_branch_is_comprised_of_senators.wav'>What government branch is comprised of senators?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='The Legislative Branch'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/the_presidential_branch.wav'><span>The Presidential Branch</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/the_legislative_branch.wav'><span>The Legislative Branch</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/the_executive_branch.wav'><span>The Executive Branch</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/the_judicial_branch.wav'><span>The Judicial Branch</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=16175 data-hint-location='19854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/why_is_kamala_harris_making_history_in_an_election_for_a_major_political_party.wav'>Why is Kamala Harris making history in an election for a major political party?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='because she is the first Black woman and first Asian-American to compete as a candidate'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/because_she_is_not_really_interested_in_holding_a_major_political_office.wav'><span>because she is not really interested in holding a major political office</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/because_she_is_the_first_black_woman_and_first_asianamerican_to_compete_as_a_candidate.wav'><span>because she is the first Black woman and first Asian-American to compete as a candidate</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/because_she_is_the_first_woman_to_complete_in_a_us_election.wav'><span>because she is the first woman to complete in a U.S. election</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/because_she_is_not_running_for_a_major_political_party.wav'><span>because she is not running for a major political party</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=16176 data-hint-location='44813' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4629/kamala_harris_is__blank_.wav'>Kamala Harris is <span class='blank'>55 years old</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='55 years old'><div class='choice' 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