Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration was on March 4, 1861, and his second inauguration was on March 4, 1865.
March 4, 1861
Abraham Lincoln's First Inaugural Address March 4, 1861 at the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington City
Abraham Lincoln's 2nd inauguration
Abraham Lincoln, March 4 1865
The first presidential inauguration covered by telegraph was Abraham Lincoln's inauguration in 1861. The first known inauguration featured in a newspaper illustration was George Washington's inauguration in 1789, which was depicted in a newspaper called the Columbian Centinel.
Abraham Lincoln's first election was in August 1832. He ran for a seat on the Illinois General Assembly but lost.
The first presidential inauguration known to have been photographed is the second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln on March 4, 1865. The photographs were taken by Alexander Gardner, a prominent Civil War-era photographer.
March 4,1861:Lincoln took his first inauguration at the White House on that day.When Lincoln first became president he told everyone in America that they were one people.
He claimed that slavery would be protected in states where it already existed.
He claimed that slavery would be protected in states where it already existed.
One was the bible that President Abraham Lincoln used in his first inauguration. The other was a "traveling bible" that Dr. Martin Luther King used to carry with him.