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 ...

Until the ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933, the official day for presidential inaugurations was March 4. When the fourth fell on a Sunday, as it did in 1821, 1849, 1877, and 1917, the ...

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, ...

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump announced last week that he won't attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on January 20. If he follows through, he'll become only the fourth president to ...

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 ...

Calvin Coolidge’s initial presidential inauguration will forever be unique in American history. He was vice president and vacationing at his father’s home in Vermont. Upon learning of the sudden death ...

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 ...

Here is how you can watch the inauguration on January 20th. Cheering crowds with hundreds of thousands of people packed shoulder-to-shoulder. Glamorous galas, luncheons, balls and a parade.