With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration falling on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, members of the Black community in Boston said the coincidence generates some complicated feelings for them.
Donald Trump is set to make history as only the second president to be inaugurated on MLK Day. Can you guess the first?
Trump is only the third president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Due to the particulars of the calendar and the Constitution, the two events won't overlap again until 2053.
The federal holiday was first observed on January 20, 1986. There have been nine presidential inaugurations since then. Two have fallen on MLK Day: Bill Clinton’s second inauguration in 1997 and Barack Obama’s second inauguration in 2013 (which took place on January 21 because the 20th was a Sunday).
In 2013, the last time a presidential inauguration was held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bernice King made sure her father was present.
Martin Luther King ... when MLK Day is observed. When was the last time MLK, Inauguration Day were on the same day? The last time the two key days coincided was in 2013 when Barack Obama took ...
Barack Obama can also be counted as having a half-Martin Luther King Jr. Day Inauguration. For his second term Inauguration, Jan. 20 was on a Sunday, so there was a private ceremony held on Sunday ...
Monday will mark several different occasions across the country, including a federal holiday and a major sporting event.
President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 is in a few days. Here's what will take place now that the ceremonies have been moved inside.
Well, actually, there will be a lot of closings and the shutting down of many City of Greensboro services on Monday, Jan. 20, and former new President Donald Trump will be sworn in that day (assuming no mob storms the Capitol) – however,
Trump announced on Friday (January 17) that Monday's inauguration and speeches will be held indoors in the US Capitol Rotunda due to the expected freezing weather. Capitol One Arena in Washington will host a live viewing of the ceremony and parade.