What is open and closed on Presidents Day 2025? Is it a federal holiday? What to know
Presidents Day falls on Monday, Feb. 17. Here's what's open and closed and whether trash in Ohio's big cities will be picked ...
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Inauguration history: What happened on the day George Washington became president in 1789
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 ...
U.S. presidents who weren't inaugurated outside the Capitol in Washington, D.C.
President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...
A Brief History Of Presidential Inaugural Speeches, From George Washington To Today
The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...
Why Most U.S. Presidents Take the Oath of Office With a Hand on the Bible
Some presidents did not use a Bible to take the oath of office, including Theodore Roosevelt, who did not use anything when he was sworn into office in 1901, and John Quincy Adams, who chose a legal ...
How you can see what George Washington wore during his first inauguration
Rarely on display because it is so fragile, Mount Vernon is hosting a special public viewing of President George Washington’s historic inaugural coat.
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Inauguration history: What happened on the day George Washington became president in 1789
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 ...