For many years, Inauguration Day was held on March 4. However, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1933, moved the date to January 20 to reduce the "lame-duck" period between ...

after the 20th Amendment was passed, according to the National Archives. Prior to that, Inauguration Day took place on March 4 or 5 (if the 4th fell on a weekend). The first-ever presidential ...

Inauguration Day took place on March 4 or 5 (if the 4th fell on a weekend) of each year until the 20th Amendment was passed in 1937, changing it to Jan. 20. According to the White House Historical ...

The 20th Amendment changed this date to January 3. Each House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members,and a Majority of each shall constitute a Quorum to ...

President Donald Trump is seeking to end birthright citizenship, a constitutional right enshrined by the 14th Amendment. We asked two experts in constitutional and immigration law to walk us through ...

Inauguration Day didn’t always take place in January. Initially, Congress intended for the day to be honored in March.

In doing so, he became the first president to be inaugurated in January, thanks to the 20th Amendment to the United States Constitution. When the Constitution was ratified in 1788, the ...

after the 20th Amendment was passed, according to the National Archives. Before that, Inauguration Day took place on March 4 or 5 (if the 4th fell on a weekend). The first-ever presidential ...

For many years, Inauguration Day was held on March 4. However, the 20th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1933, moved the date to January 20 to reduce the "lame-duck" period between ...