Inauguration Day is just days away and with it, the usual pomp and circumstance of inaugural ceremonies. President-elect Donald Trump has already selected most of his Cabinet nominees, who were ...

William Henry Harrison gave the longest inaugural address in history. Afterward, the new president, a former Army major general, rode back to the White House on horseback, without a hat or overcoat.

On TV. As one of the reporters assigned to cover the inauguration in person, I was planning for a long, cold day. Instead, I watched history unfold inside the Capital One Arena, where many people who ...

Before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office for a second time on Monday, here are some of the most momentous Inauguration Day moments in U.S. history. No tradition's story is complete ...

From George Washington to Today, a Look at the Precedent for the Inaugural Address Claire Jerry, Political History Curator The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the ...

Harrison died one month later from pneumonia, making for what remains the shortest presidency in American history at 32 days. 8. At Abraham Lincoln's second inauguration in 1865, Black men and ...

President-elect Donald Trump is being sworn in on Monday as his inauguration ceremony is set to take rare form inside the U.S. Capitol.

A look back at the most significant inauguration gowns in history... and a prediction of what Melania Trump will wear on Monday The famously stylish and sociable hostess Dolley Madison was the ...

Inauguration Day 2025 is shaping up to be ... and riding a horse without a hat or overcoat. While history can’t confirm the cause, this may have contributed to the shortest presidency on record.

With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day.

which happened to be the coldest day in Fort Wayne’s history! We were in the single digits in 2009 and the teens in 1977, 1961, and 2001 locally on Inauguration Day. The full top five list can ...

Inauguration Day weather history in Washington, D.C. Inauguration Day weather history in Fort Wayne. This year stands in contrast to the last three Inauguration Days in Washington, D.C., as they ...