On Jan. 21, 1985, Ronald Reagan's second inauguration became the coldest in modern American history, with temperatures plunging to 4 degrees below zero at dawn. The extreme cold forced the ceremony ...

While the 2025 inauguration's swearing-in ceremony was forced indoors by cold weather, there was one such day even colder. Jan. 21, 1985, 41 years ago today, was the coldest inauguration on record.

George Washington delivered his first inaugural address before a joint session of Congress in New York City’s Federal Hall on April 30, 1789. Washington, stepping into the newly created role of ...