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  • 21 January, 2021

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Joe Biden inaugurated as 46th US President, Kamala Harris sworn-in as first female US Vice President

Joe Biden inaugurated as the 46th US President, and Kamala Harris sworn in as first female US Vice President

  • Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States in the 59th inauguration ceremony at the West Front of the US Capitol on January 20, 2021.
  • He is the oldest US President to take the oath, as he turned 78 years old in November 2020.
  • Kamala Harris also created history by becoming the first female, African-American and Asian-American to be sworn in as Vice President of the United States.
  • Her husband Doung Emhoff has become the first-ever 'second gentlemen' of the United States.
  • Doung Emhoff has also become the first Jewish spouse to the US vice president.

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