Since the office was established in 1789, there have been 47 presidencies, with 45 individuals holding the position of ...

By the all-powerful dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability and expectation; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped ...

President-elect Donald Trump's will be sworn in under the Capitol Rotunda, rather than outside. But he's not the only ...

There’s a unique family backstory behind the holy book that the President-elect will use for his second inauguration on ...

The United States has held presidential inaugurations every four years since its first president, George Washington, was sworn in back in 1789. Intended to mark the peaceful transfer of power and ...

For decades, Americans have gathered at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. to watch the inauguration of the incoming president, with some noteworthy exceptions.

While the first and second inaugurations of President George Washington were held outside ... protect and defend The Constitution of the United States.” Five days later, he would address ...

Thomas Jefferson’s inauguration on March 4, 1801, marked the first time a president was sworn in at the newly established ...

George Washington took the oath of office as America’s first president on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City.

With the latest presidential inauguration set to take place in Washington on Monday, Eyewitness News takes a look at where the first one took place: the heart of New York City, more than two centuries ...

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 ...