With Trump's presidential inauguration just around the corner, review the history and meaning of Inauguration Day.

President-elect Donald Trump will once again become President Trump, the 47th president of the United States today. See the Inauguration Day schedule.

Donald Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will be sworn in Monday as the 47th U.S. president taking charge as Republicans claim unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.

President Calvin Coolidge's inauguration was the first to be broadcast live on the radio. A lot has changed since then.

Presidential inaugurations show the world America’s orderly, peaceful transfer of power, which is the hallmark of America’s system of government.

The image captured crowds of onlookers standing outside the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol—which was still under construction at the time. The foreground area was actually a stone yard that had been covered with boards and used as a platform for spectators.

Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. (Andrew Harnik/Getty) Former Vice President Mike Pence arrives before the 60th Presidential Inauguration ...

Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty The 60th presidential inauguration ceremony will take ... prayers and other speeches will be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, rather than on the West ...

From Nigel Farage to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, EU politicians are competing for the privilege of being Europe’s Trump whisperer.

As Elon Musk and his billionaire brethren take power in Trump’s second term, the lack of legal guardrails — and the fading power of Big Media — is becoming an existential crisis.

As he returns to the Oval Office, Donald Trump has promised 'a golden age' after he was 'saved by God to make America great again.' Is his optimism justified?

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