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35 Fascinating Facts About Presidential Inaugurations Past

Barack Obama being sworn in as the 44th president of the United States on January 20, 2009.

35 Fascinating Facts About Presidential Inaugurations Past

100 Years Later, the Story of Florida’s Ocoee Massacre—an Election Day Attack on Black Citizens—Is Finally Being Told

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100 Years Later, the Story of Florida’s Ocoee Massacre—an Election Day Attack on Black Citizens—Is Finally Being Told

Can Presidents Pardon Themselves?

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Can Presidents Pardon Themselves?

A French Bulldog Was Just Elected Mayor of Rabbit Hash, Kentucky in a Landslide Victory

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Why Do Nebraska and Maine Split Electoral Votes?

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How the ‘I Voted’ Sticker Came to Be

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When Horace Greeley Lost the 1872 Presidential Election—Then Promptly Died

A portrait of Horace Greeley engraved by Adam B. Walter.

If the Polls Close While You’re Still in Line to Vote, Don’t Leave

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Why Are Elections Held on Tuesdays?

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Election Day Used to Be Celebrated With Election Cake—a Boozy, Sugar-Filled Treat That Bakeries Across America Are Reviving

You deserve cake this Election Day.

How to Vote in Person on Election Day if You Requested a Mail-in Ballot

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How Do Astronauts Vote From Space?

Astronaut Kate Rubins casts her ballot from space.

Larry David Shared His Favorite Episode of Seinfeld

Larry David at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2009.

Everything You Wanted to Know About the Electoral College But Were Afraid to Ask

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When Does a President’s Term Officially End?

President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, leave the White House after President Ronald Reagan's inauguration ceremony in 1981.