President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...
For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming ...
Inauguration Day is a crucial moment in American ... Arthur in September of 1881 following the assassination of James Garfield, Theodore Roosevelt in September of 1901 following the assassination ...
The inauguration of a president, which occurred Monday in Washington, D.C., is about more than one person, or more than one presidential term. It is about a republic and her people, recommitting ...
By 1881, a joint resolution was passed as the city prepared for the inauguration of then-President-elect James A. Garfield. A ...
James and Lucretia Garfield had seven ... So, when the family moved to the White House after Garfield's 1881 inauguration, Garfield saw it as a blessing; no matter how daunting his workload ...
The image captured crowds of onlookers standing outside the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol—which was still under ...
The worst weather for an inaugural came in March 1909, when 10 inches of snow forced William H. Taft to move indoors to be ...
Here's what you need to know about Inauguration Day ... Arthur took the oath privately following the death of President James Garfield and again two days later in the Capitol.