The topic that I chose to research was the inauguration of the 44th president, Barack Obama. The inauguration is the event in which the president-elect and the vice president-elect, swear in to office and become the new president and vice president. This inauguration that I researched is truly historical because it is the inauguration of our first African American president.
The first article that I found on the inauguration was descriptive about the day’s events. On Tuesday, America celebrated its first African American president. At 4 a.m. a large crowd began assembling to witness what turned out to be a very historic day. Barack Obama, after swearing in on the same bible that Lincoln used, gave a very persuasive speech. In his words, he vowed to make America a better country by stopping conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, helping with the economical crisis, and ensuring the lives of all Americans would be better. He stated that our nation’s challenges are overwhelming, but, as seen in our past history, we are a country with great determination. “Greatness is never given, it is earned,” he said (page 1). All over America, people gathered in bars and on the street and children assembled in schools to watch the historic day’s events. Leaders from around the world offered congratulations. After the address, Obama went into the capitol and signed his first documents, including cabinet nominations. The Obama family was driven to the White House where the first family watched the rest of the parade from outside their new home. I found this article to be very interesting and descriptive and I enjoyed researching this historical topic. http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCText
The second article that I read discussed the size of the crowd that attended the National Mall to witness the inauguration. Prior to the event, it was estimated that about 2 million people would attend. Satellite images are indicating the actual size of the crowd may be at about 1 million, according to Clark McPhail, a professor emeritus of the University of Illinois. “It was sparser than I thought,” said MchPail. “There were lots of open spaces.” (page 1) The Associated Press placed the count of the crowd to be more than 1 million. And the Washington Post estimated total onlookers to be 1.8 million. The Park Service no longer provides a count of the inauguration crowd, but because of the historical aspect of this inauguration, the Service hopes to provide an accurate number later this year. At that time, we will know if this inauguration sets the record for the most attendees. The current record is held by President Lyndon B. Johnson, who inauguration was attended by 1.2 million people. I found this article to be interesting and informative. I believe that when the Park Service announces the count of the crowd, this inauguration crowd will set the record. It was such a historical day for our country. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-inaug-crowds21-2009jan21,0,3359744.story
In my opinion, the inauguration of Barack Obama as our country’s 44th president is a very cool change for the United States of America. He has many new and exciting plans for our country. I am very excited to have witnessed history.
The first article that I found on the inauguration was descriptive about the day’s events. On Tuesday, America celebrated its first African American president. At 4 a.m. a large crowd began assembling to witness what turned out to be a very historic day. Barack Obama, after swearing in on the same bible that Lincoln used, gave a very persuasive speech. In his words, he vowed to make America a better country by stopping conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, helping with the economical crisis, and ensuring the lives of all Americans would be better. He stated that our nation’s challenges are overwhelming, but, as seen in our past history, we are a country with great determination. “Greatness is never given, it is earned,” he said (page 1). All over America, people gathered in bars and on the street and children assembled in schools to watch the historic day’s events. Leaders from around the world offered congratulations. After the address, Obama went into the capitol and signed his first documents, including cabinet nominations. The Obama family was driven to the White House where the first family watched the rest of the parade from outside their new home. I found this article to be very interesting and descriptive and I enjoyed researching this historical topic. http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.inauguration/index.html#cnnSTCText
The second article that I read discussed the size of the crowd that attended the National Mall to witness the inauguration. Prior to the event, it was estimated that about 2 million people would attend. Satellite images are indicating the actual size of the crowd may be at about 1 million, according to Clark McPhail, a professor emeritus of the University of Illinois. “It was sparser than I thought,” said MchPail. “There were lots of open spaces.” (page 1) The Associated Press placed the count of the crowd to be more than 1 million. And the Washington Post estimated total onlookers to be 1.8 million. The Park Service no longer provides a count of the inauguration crowd, but because of the historical aspect of this inauguration, the Service hopes to provide an accurate number later this year. At that time, we will know if this inauguration sets the record for the most attendees. The current record is held by President Lyndon B. Johnson, who inauguration was attended by 1.2 million people. I found this article to be interesting and informative. I believe that when the Park Service announces the count of the crowd, this inauguration crowd will set the record. It was such a historical day for our country. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-inaug-crowds21-2009jan21,0,3359744.story
In my opinion, the inauguration of Barack Obama as our country’s 44th president is a very cool change for the United States of America. He has many new and exciting plans for our country. I am very excited to have witnessed history.
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