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The new date reduced the period between election day in November and Inauguration Day, the presidential transition, by about six weeks. [10] Section 1 also specifies noon January 3 as the start and end of the terms of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives; the previous date had also been March 4. [11]
The first inauguration, that of George Washington, took place on April 30, 1789. [citation needed] All subsequent (regular) inaugurations from 1793 until 1933 were held on March 4, the day of the year on which the federal government began operations under the U.S. Constitution in 1789.
Inauguration Day has officially been Jan. 20 (or Jan. 21 if the 20th falls on a Sunday) since 1937, after the 20th Amendment was passed, according to the National Archives. Prior to that ...
With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day. ... of each year until the 20th Amendment was passed in 1937, changing it to Jan ...
The 20th Amendment to the Constitution, adopted in 1933, ... This made it unclear who would take the president's office on inauguration day.
Here's a look back at the stylish ensembles that first ladies have worn on Inauguration Day. ... historic fourth inauguration. In 1951, the 22nd Amendment ... did change into a white dress and ...
1937 – Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Nance Garner are sworn in for their second terms as U.S. President and U.S. Vice President; it is the first time a Presidential Inauguration takes place on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
For the third time in U.S. history, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day will both be held on the same day. ... of each year until the 20th Amendment was passed in 1937, changing it to ...