400 Lights, For 400,000 Dead, Illuminate Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool
By Mary Louise Kelly
January 19, 2021
Updated at 5:52 p.m. ET
Four-hundred lights around the Lincoln Memorial’s reflecting pool were lit Tuesday evening to honor the 400,000 people in the U.S. who have died from COVID-19.
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris both spoke.
Other cities across the country are making their own tributes on Tuesday to those lost to COVID-19. The Empire State Building in New York and the Space Needle in Seattle are among the buildings being lit.
In September, volunteers placed 20,000 flags on the National Mall when the death toll crossed 200,000. Other memorials have popped up around the country, from roadside drive-bys to people’s front lawns.
US President-elect Joe Biden led a simple but powerful tribute Tuesday to the 400,000-plus Americans lost to the coronavirus, as he arrived in Washington on the eve of his inauguration.
Vogue will publish a limited edition of its latest issue featuring a different photo of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris after the original cover image sparked controversy, the magazine said Tuesday.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris cut solemn figures as they remembered those who have died due to COVID-19. The United States has recorded more than 400,000 coronavirus deaths. Follow DW for the latest.