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      THURSDAY, MARCH 4th, 2021

             I SWEAR!  IT'S TRUE!

   It was his first day as President and a

crowd stormed Washington causing all

sorts of damage! It was 1829! Andrew

Jackaon had just become President and

he invited anyone who wanted to come to

join the Inaugural Ball. More people showed

up than he expected and some got out of

hand destroying some furniture and art work

in the White House. It was March the 4th.

You see up until 1933 March 4th was the

nation's official inauguration day. In '33

the 20th amendment moved the day from

March to January to cut down on the time

a Lame Duck President would have in office.

For many March 4th's thousands of people

crowed Washington to see the President

take the oath of office. Most of those who

came supported the new chief executive.

But not all. In 1865 when Lincoln began

his second term the crowd included a young

actor. John Wilkes Booth would come to

see Lincoln a few weeks later...at Ford;s

Theater. Just a bit of history on this former

Inauguration Day! Hope you're well and

that all your NEWS is good!