Tradition and ritual play major roles on Inauguration Day. Here are some of the firsts, both quirky and significant, that have occurred throughout history.
Chistopher Ashcraft was born on January 20, 1985, the day of Ronald Reagan's second inauguration. Today, Ashcraft says traveling around the globe has given him new perspective on the American experience.
As chaplain at a children's hospital in downtown Chicago, the daughter of a stage-four cancer survivor, and an Inauguration-Day baby, this coming January 20th holds special significance for Ashley-Anne Masters.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author — and Inauguration-Day baby — Robert Olen Butler discusses his work and and the role that presidential characters play in his fiction.
24-year-old Larry Sequino isn't sure when he first realized his birthday fell on Inauguration Day — he was born during George H.W. Bush's inauguration — but he's been proud of it ever since.