In all the hoopla and adulation in the upcoming coronation, er inauguration, of President-elect Obama on Tuesday, here is a little inauguration trivia, courtesy of the Fox News Channel.
Some questions to ponder as you read through the trivia.
1) What number inauguration is this one?
2) Why was the inauguration originally held on March 4?
3) President Calvin Coolidge's 1925 inauguration had a first. What was it.
4) What inauguration had the record for rainfall?
5) How many inauguration balls were there in 1989?
6) Who was the last president to wear a stove-pipe hat to his inauguration?
Now, I would really be excited if President-elect Obama were to wear a stove-pipe hat to his inauguration! And, I am not kidding. It is a tradition that should make a comeback.
Most important that no matter what has happened in our nation, when one party loses an election, power changes peacefully. Even in the middle of a civil war, an inauguration was held for President Abraham Lincoln.
That is what make the United States the greatest nation in the world.
Born in rebellion, yet out of the rebellion came order. And showing the world that winners and losers are gracious. That power can change hands without bloodshed. For that we are the envy of the world.
2 comments:
amen to your final words; it is good that we do transfer power without the shedding of blood and somewhat peacefully (although I'm not sure how peacefully our words can be as a lot of hateful spew was being written by both sides prior to the election)
should be an interesting 4 years; I've said it before and I'll say it again; a very interesting 4 years
betty
ok, you gave the answers with the link you provided. I would past the answers, but feel like that is cheating too much.
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