Washington was first inaugurated in New York City on April 30, 1789.
on this date George Washington delivered his first inaugural address and it took place in New York City.
It was in New York City on the balcony of Federal Hall on April 30, 1789. He came across the Hudson River on a specially built decorated barge and as he took the oath a large crowd cheered. The inaugural speech was given indoors to congress.
George Washington was an elected delegate to the First Continental Congress from the Virginia colony in 1774, when he was 42. A year later he was placed in command of the Continental Army as the Revolutionary War broke out. He was 56 when he was elected President in 1788 (after the War), and 57 when he was sworn in as the first US President on April 30, 1789.
* First Inaugural (1789) * Second Inaugural (1793)
April 19, 1987, Washington, D.C.
The inaugural ceremony for George Washington was held on April 30, 1789, on the balcony of the first US Capitol, now Federal Hall in New York City. This is also where the 1st United States Congress met.
The first Inauguration Day occurred on April 30, 1789, when the newly elected President of the United States, George Washington, gave the first inaugural address. There is no constitutional requirement for a president to do so, but all succeeding presidents have followed Washington's example.Washington arrived in New York on a velvet lined barge and landing to applause. The inauguration took place on Thursday, April 30 1789 with Washington arriving in a canary yellow carriage pulled by 6 white horses and followed by a long column of New York militia in full dress. All work stopped in the city and crowds lined the streets. The newspaper the Gazette of the United States wrote, "Many persons in the crowd were heard to say they should now die contented nothing being wanted to completed their happiness by the sight of the savior of his country."
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General Douglas MacArthur gave his farewell address to a joint session of Congress on April 19, 1951, after President Truman fired him for ignoring orders about military actions in the Pacific.
Harrison was elected President of the United States on March 4 and died on April 4, 1841. John Tyler, who was Vice-President, participated to the funeral on April 7th, then he took the oath of office as President and issued an inaugural address. By this way he avoided of succeeding to Harrison only as acting in the dead president's place, but as the President. His initiative was backed by the cabinet and endorsed by the Congress in the special, session which took place on May 31, 1841.
Booker T. Washington was born on April 5, 1856.