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Information on Balls, Galas, the Inaugural Parade, and the Swearing In Ceremony.
Fun Facts
- George Washington’s inauguration was held in New York City on April 30, 1789.
- Inauguration Day was changed to January 20, from March 4, in 1933 by the passage of the Twentieth Amendment to the US Constitution.
- Bill Clinton’s, January 20, 1997, inauguration was the first inauguration to be broadcast live over Internet.
- George Washington gave the shortest inaugural address in history. (135 words)
- In 1865, Abraham Lincoln was the first president to include African-Americans in his inaugural parade.
- In 1917, Woodrow Wilson was the first president to include women in his inaugural parade.
- When January 20 is on a Sunday, the president-elect usually takes the oath of office privately and then repeats the ceremony in public on Monday.
