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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 ...
Simpler language, more unity: How inaugural addresses have changed over time
Data show that recent presidents especially have started their terms with unifying language. Words like "together," "us," ...
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How a really bad winter delayed George Washington’s Inauguration Day by over a month
they unanimously elected George Washington to be the first U.S. president. Upon hearing the news, Washington traveled from ...
Smithsonian Magazine12d
A Brief History of Presidential Inaugural Speeches
The only constitutionally mandated event on Inauguration Day is for the president-elect to take the oath of office. But on ...
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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 ...