Great Photo of the Inaugural Address

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President Barack Obama's Inaugural Address by David Bergman

By: David Bergman (DavidBergman) on January 22, 2009 

"I made this Gigapan image from the north press platform during President Obama's inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009. It's made up of 220 images and the final image size is 59,783 X 24,658 pixels or 1,474 megapixels."

Map of the Inauguration Day Key Locations

 

Click on the image to see a larger version of the map, which shows the Inaugural Parade route and the swearing in locations.

Countdown to Inauguration Day!

Obama Countdown
created by James Miller

Lincoln Memorial

Lincoln Memorial

Washington Monument

Presidential Inauguration Day: January 20, 2009

Sources: http://dictionary.reference.com/, http://inaugural.senate.gov/index.cfm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_Day

 

 

Inauguration Day is January 20, 2009.

Inaugurate:

[in-aw-gyuh-reyt,]

1. to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin:The end of World War II inaugurated the era of nuclear power.

2. to induct into office with formal ceremonies; install.

3. to introduce into public use by some formal ceremony: Airmail service between Washington, D.C., and New York City was inaugurated in 1918.

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 are 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.

For more than two hundred years America’s citizens have witnessed the Inauguration ceremonies of the President and Vice President of the United States. From the first Inauguration of George Washington, in New York City, in 1789, to today, as we prepare for the 56th quadrennial Presidential Inauguration, the swearing in ceremony represents both national renewal and continuity of leadership. As each president has offered a vision for America’s future, we reflect on the heritage of Inaugurations past.

Learn More: What happens on Inauguration Day?  See a list of the Inauguration Day Events.

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It’s Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday, and America is celebrating!

Source: http://www.lincolnbicentennial.gov/default.aspx

“I view [education] as the most important subject which we as people can be engaged in.”
-- Abraham Lincoln

We remember Abraham Lincoln because:

• He overcame being poor and uneducated to become our country’s greatest President.
  
• As American’s 16^th President, he fought to keep the nation from splitting apart. We are a strong country today, partly because of President Lincoln.
  
• He believed that all people are equal – just like the Declaration of Independence says. He always thought slavery was wrong and worked to make slavery illegal in the United States.

 

 

 

Learn More:

• His rise from poverty to power

• His speeches and writings
• His evolving views on slavery and emancipation
• His portrayal in art, music, and poetry
• His leadership

 

Test your knowledge of Abraham Lincoln with the Honest Abe Quiz.

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