Houston Will Light Up Tonight to Honor Lives Lost to Covid-19
The nationwide memorial to the countryâs 400,000 coronavirus deaths begins at 4:30 p.m.
By
Raven Wuebker
1/19/2021 at 1:08pm
Nearly a year into the pandemic, more than 400,000 Americans have died from Covid-19. Texas has been one of the worst-hit states, with more than 32,000 fatalities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And considering the country is experiencing another surge, those numbers are sure to grow.
In light of this, on Tuesday evening the City of Houston will join a nationwide lighting ceremony to pay respects to the victims of Covid-19.Â
Joe Biden will be sworn in Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States, during a day steeped in tradition and ceremony. Here’s a rundown of all the highlights and the times South Africans can catch the proceedings on television.
How can a new president restore a sense of normalcy at a time nothing seems normal?
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. takes the oath of office Wednesday amid crises that rival the worst in American history, earning comparisons to Franklin D. Roosevelt s inauguration in 1933 during the Great Depression and as storm clouds gathered over Europe. Or Abraham Lincoln s inauguration in 1861 as seven Southern states seceded and the Civil War loomed.
But challenges can also be opportunities. Those earlier times of catastrophe forged pivotal moments and presidencies now heralded among the nation s most consequential. He s going to enter office at perhaps a more precarious time for our nation than we ve seen in the past 150 years, said David Barker, director of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies at American University. That star-spangled banner still waves, but over, perhaps, a land of the cynical and a home of the scared.
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has acknowledged the challenges that lie ahead for Joe Biden when he will be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, saying "it is not going to be easy.