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A general view shows the West Front of the U.S. Capitol building during snowfall a day before U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is scheduled to be inaugurated for a second term, in Washington, D.C ...
President Ronald Reagan's second inauguration in 1985 was also moved inside due to the weather. The temperature that morning fell to a low of 4 degrees below zero.
The day began with Trump attending a service at St. John's Church, an inauguration tradition. The 47th president then moved to the Capitol Rotunda for his swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address.
Protest rallies and marches occurred in cities and towns all over the United States the weekend before and on the day of the inauguration. Organizers of the Women's March (which first took place the day after Trump's first inauguration and every year thereafter) rebranded their event the People's March and had events in at least 70 locations.
It is unclear whether it will now take place inside. Extreme cold has been forecast in Washington DC on inauguration day, with temperatures expected to hit a low of -11C (12F) and a high of -5C (23F).
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.
When Reagan’s 1985 inauguration was held in the Rotunda, only 96 people were invited, according to reports from the time, and not everyone on Trump’s guestlist will be able to fit inside.
A social media graphic from the Biden Inaugural Committee regarding the National Day of Service. Two days before Inauguration Day, January 18, 2021, was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that recognizes Dr. King's birthday.