President Barack Obama used Abraham Lincoln’s and Martin Luther King Jr.’s Bibles at his swearing in ceremony in 2013, two presidents used a chair George Washington sat in at his inaugural and George ...

On the afternoon of April 30, 1789, George Washington was sworn in as the first president of the United States. Since Washington took his oath of office, Inauguration Day has continued to be an ...

Inauguration Days are the times America pauses to appreciate and reflect on the orderly transition, or reaffirmation, of power. The quadrennial ritual that will take place starting at noon Monday on ...

On April 30, 1789, George Washington delivered his first inaugural address to a joint session of Congress, assembled in Federal Hall in the nation’s new capital, New York City. The newly-elected ...

A 246-year-old piece of national history came to Waco for the first time Thursday morning — the Bible used to swear President George Washington into office. The Bible was brought to Tennyson Middle ...

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A unique piece of American history was on display in Little Rock this weekend. George Washington's inaugural Bible arrived at the Historic Arkansas Museum Friday. The Bible is part of the museum's ...

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