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 ...

A select number of presidents have not sworn on the Bible, which was more common in earlier chapters of American history when specific rules and traditions weren’t as entrenched as they are today.

Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 47th President of the United States at noon. We'll be posting live updates.

D.C. President George Washington was sworn in for his first term on April 27, 1789, on a balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, which was serving as the temporary capital of the U.S., according ...

The United States will get its 47th President on January 20th when Donald Trump takes the oath of office. The ceremony will ...

Donald Trump is set to make history as only the second president to be inaugurated on MLK Day. Can you guess the first?

In 1789, George Washington took the oath of office with ... Kyrsten Sinema, at the time a Democratic senator from Arizona, was sworn in to Congress using a copy of the Constitution in 2019.

Ahead of Inauguration Day, the minds behind the God Bless the USA Bible released a new product that plays off the Bible’s prominent role in the ceremony. Their Inauguration Day Edition Bible has ...

Traditionally, the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court has administered the oath, and George Washington began the habit of swearing it in public. According to Brunsman, the practice of ...