One function of these addresses is to bring the country together. As one political scientist put it, they brim with 'verbal tokens of unity.'

President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20 will mark the 60th presidential swearing-in ceremony in United States history.

On April 30, 1789, the United States of America got its first President, as George Washington took oath of office for the first time. From his second inauguration onwards in 1793, and until 1933, the event was held on March 4,

On Monday, January 20, president-elect Donald Trump will officially be sworn in as the 47th President of the US. Here's how the day will unfold.