BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The tragic fall of one President led to the rise of another. President William McKinley visited the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo in September, 1901. A 28-year-old named ...

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 ...

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 ...

The inauguration has been a key event at the start of each presidency since George Washington took the first oath of office in 1789. Certain features have remained fairly constant over the years, ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

(AP) The inauguration of a U.S. president is traditionally a highly scripted celebration, with seating charts, schedules, dress rehearsals and planning committees that map each moment of the ...

History reveals little known facts about swearing-ins, past and present. Jan. 18, 2013 -- intro: In less than a week, President Obama will stand before the nation and once again swear the oath that ...

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 ...

The Biden and Harris families set trends and embraced tradition. All eyes were on the Capitol for the presidential inauguration on Wednesday, but while Americans witnessed one of the most ...