What is the Inauguration Day?
In the United States, Inauguration Day is the day on which the President of the United States and the Vice President of the United States sworn in and take office. Inauguration Day occurs once every four years, about two and a half months after the national election. The next Inauguration Day will occur on January 20, 2009.
History of the Inauguration Day
The inauguration for the first U.S. president, George Washington, was held on April 30, 1789 in New York City. Inauguration Day was originally set for March 4, giving electors from each state nearly four months after Election Day to cast their ballots for president. In 1937, the day of inauguration was changed by the Twentieth Amendment from March 4 to noon on January 20, beginning with Franklin D. Roosevelt's second term in 1937. In 1801, Thomas JeffersonWashington, D.C., which did not officially become the federal capital until that year.[1] The next Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, will fall on the 3rd Tuesday of January. became the first to be sworn in as president in Washington, D.C., which did not officially become the federal capital until that year.[1] The next Inauguration Day, January 20, 2009, will fall on the 3rd Tuesday of January.
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