As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday in 2026, spend 2025 visiting these 12 Revolutionary War sites in New ...

But on the first Inauguration Day, in 1789, George Washington did something else. He gave a speech. Every president since has followed his example and delivered an inaugural address as part of the ...

The shortest speech was only 135 words spoken by George Washington in 1793 during his second inauguration. The average length is 2,340 words. Update 1:12 p.m. ET, Jan. 20: Former President Joe ...

Perry Burnett, aged 56, was at his first inauguration. He was dressed in ... dressed up as former presidents Alexander Hamilton and George Washington, stand as they wait outside Capital One ...

Trump's will be just the fourth inauguration in history to be held inside. Between 1789 and 1817, for the swearing in of presidents George Washington, Jon Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James ...

President George Washington selected the site for the building in 1791. The first president to live there moved into the unfinished residence eight years later. The White House was burned by the ...

Presidential inaugurations show the world America’s orderly, peaceful transfer of power, which is the hallmark of America’s system of government. Because the United States was born after a ...

On a frigid holiday Monday in Washington, D.C., Donald Trump took the oath of office for a second time to become the 47th president of the United States. Trump walked into the Capitol alongside ...

His second inaugural address said much the same – in 135 words, the shortest such speech. George Washington’s inauguration on April 30, 1789, at Federal Hall in New York City. Picture ...

Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images The new president then delivers an inaugural address. This tradition has taken place since President George Washington's inauguration in 1789. The speech length of ...