1937 – Franklin Roosevelt takes the oath of the Presidency for the second time, but for the first time on January 20th. The 20th Amendment changed the date from March 4 to January 20 when it was ...

U.S. Marine Band on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division In the program for President William McKinley’s 1901 inauguration, a writer ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks after being sworn in at his inauguration in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! A curator from the National Museum of American History gave a historical overview of inaugural gowns worn by the nation’s first ladies and spoke ...

Imagine Donald Trump wearing a top hat. He would have had to if his inauguration had been a few decades earlier, when the hat was required attire at the ceremony for the incoming president. Stream Los ...