Mamie Eisenhower, 1957
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For Eisenhower s second term, Mamie upped the ante even further. This Nettie Rosenstein gown featured more than 3,400 tiny pearls, as well as clear topaz stones. Her bag was designed by Judith Leiber, then an assistant of Rosenstein who would go on to make the inaugural bags for most First Ladies going forward.
1961: Jacqueline Kennedy
Jacqueline Kennedy, 1961
For President John F. Kennedy s Inauguration Ball, Jacqueline Kennedy wore a white gown and cape that she designed herself in collaboration with Bergdorf Goodman s Ethan Frankau. She was making a statement by having such an input on her look, and deliberately chose white so that she would stand out in black and white photographs at the time. Underneath the cape, the dress featured a sheer overlay panel and a strapless bodice. There was some sparkle, but the overall lack of embellishment marked the arrival of 1960s monochrome, and a contrast to Mrs Eisenhower s 1950s bling.
It s over, folks : QAnon believers devastated as Biden s inauguration shoots down prophecies
The cult-like online movement fell into disarray as its members watched their hopes of a military coup withering away in real time
By
Laurence Dodds,
US Technology Reporter,
San Francisco
and
Margi Murphy,
US Technology Reporter,
San Francisco
21 January 2021 • 10:47am
Many members vowed to fight on
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QAnon believers were left in disarray Wednesday after the inauguration of President Joe Biden passed without the triumphant mass arrests of Democrats that their prophecies had predicted.
In online spaces popular with the cult-like conspiracist movement, users watched the ceremony proceed with mounting horror and disbelief as chances of the promised military coup withered in real time.
US will rejoin WHO in one of first acts of Biden presidency
Experts say the move sends an incredibly important signal about Joe Biden s plans to participate in the international pandemic response
20 January 2021 • 2:12pm
Joe Biden plans to kick off his new administration with executive orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord and the World Health Organization
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The United States will rejoin the World Health Organization in one of the first official acts of the Joe Biden presidency, an incredibly important move that halts the withdrawal process begun by Donald Trump administration.
Yellen stimulates markets
Yellen says more stimulus on its way
Wall Street got back to business as usual overnight, buying equities and selling the US dollar as Janet Yellen, in her Treasury Secretary selection testimony, told them everything they wanted to hear. They wanted to hear more stimulus, and Ms Yellen delivered 1.9 trillion reasons on that front. As is financial markets wont, however, they ignored what didn’t fit that narrative. Namely, taxes would rise on corporations and the rich, and that a rapprochement in relations with China was off the table. Ms Yellen mentioned China’s trade practices and the incoming Biden administration has signalled that the China tariffs will remain untouched.