Until the ratification of the 20th Amendment in 1933, the official day for presidential inaugurations was March 4. When the fourth fell on a Sunday, as it did in 1821, 1849, 1877, and 1917, the ...

The cornerstone of the Capitol was laid by George Washington in September ... Jefferson insisted on walking it to his inauguration ceremony. The presidential palace was only half built, as ...

will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country's institutions.

Senator Bernie Sanders arrives at the inauguration on Wednesday. United States ... President Bill Clinton arrives with wife and former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton. Former President George ...