Inauguration Day: US gets its 46th President Joe Biden and 49th Vice President Kamala Harris; in pics
US President Joe Biden will attempt to jump-start the federal government`s response to the coronavirus pandemic with a string of immediate executive orders after his inauguration to lead a country reeling from its worst public health crisis in more than a century.
Joe Biden ran twice unsuccessfully for US president; know when and why
Joe Biden was elected in 1972 at age 29 to the US Senate from the state of Delaware and remained there for 36 years before serving from 2009 to 2017 as vice president under Trump`s predecessor Barack Obama, the first Black US president. Biden unsuccessfully sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988 and 2008 before finally securing his party's backing in 2020 with strong support among Black voters.
Jan 21, 2021, 02:13 AM IST
Donald Trump joins list of former US presidents who skipped inauguration, first in over 100 years; check here
Donald Trump skipped the Inauguration Day, swearing in of Joe Biden as 46th US President and Kamala Harris as 49th US Vice President. Trump has joined the list of former US presidents who also did the same however he is the first president, in over 100 years, to not attend the event. An outgoing president showing up on Inauguration Day is primarily about the optics, there`s nothing in the Constitution that mandates a president check off this box.
Jan 21, 2021, 01:36 AM IST
Kamala Harris makes history as America's 1st woman Vice President; her story of many firsts
Kamala Harris is the daughter of an Indian mother and an African-American father from Jamaica. She was born in Oakland, California, in 1964, to parents who raised her in a bassinet of civil rights activism. Her mother, Shyamala Gopalan Harris from Chennai, was a breast cancer researcher who died of cancer in 2009. Harris' father, Donald, is a Jamaican American professor of economics.
Jan 21, 2021, 00:41 AM IST
US President Joe Biden lost his eldest son Beau Biden to brain cancer
Beau's death due to brain cancer in 2015 was the reason why the then-Vice President Biden didn't seek the White House in 2016. Biden on Tuesday said that his one regret was that Beau, who served as attorney general in Delaware, was not there. He became emotional during a brief farewell ceremony in Delaware and said, "When I die, Delaware will be written on my heart."
Jan 21, 2021, 00:32 AM IST
US President Joe Biden lost his ex-wife Neilia, daughter Naomi in accident
Not many people know that US President Joe Biden lost his ex-wife and daughter in an auto accident. The tragedy struck him weeks after he became one of the youngest people ever elected to the United States Senate at the age of 29. Biden's wife Neilia and daughter Naomi were killed, whereas sons Hunter and Beau were critically injured, in the accident.
Jan 21, 2021, 00:14 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi congratulates US President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris, says 'look forward to strengthening India-US ties'
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris took oath as first woman Vice President in a historic but scaled-down ceremony under the unprecedented security umbrella of thousands of security personnel. The 78-year-old veteran Democrat leader was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts.
Jan 20, 2021, 23:47 PM IST
Democracy has prevailed, says 46th US President Joe Biden in his first speech
Joe Biden on Wednesday took oath as the 46th United States' President and said in his first speech that the democracy has prevailed. Biden, 78, said, "Today we celebrate the triumph, not of a candidate, but of a cause — the cause of democracy. The will of the people has been heard, and the will of the people has been heeded. We've learned again that democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed."
Jan 20, 2021, 23:08 PM IST
Joe Biden becomes 46th US President, Kamala Harris scripts history as first female US Vice-President
Joe Biden has been sworn in as the 46th President of the United States and Kamala Harris took oath as first woman US Vice President. 56-year-old Harris was sworn in as 49th Vice President of the United States in a historic but scaled-down ceremony under the unprecedented security umbrella of thousands of security personnel, who transformed the Capitol into a fortress to prevent any breach by pro-Donald Trump extremists.
Jan 20, 2021, 22:51 PM IST
