On a Sparse Inauguration Day, an Art Installation of a Field of Flags Replaces Attendees See Images Here
The installation is in keeping with the inaugural theme of America United.
January 20, 2021
The Field of Flags and light installation organized by the Presidential Inaugural Committee in Washington DC. Courtesy of the PIC.
On a day when, every four years, thousands of visitors, politicians, and dignitaries usually flood Washington, DC, to witness the presidential inauguration, the city is eerily empty today (except for the National Guard).
Visitors from across the country were advised not to travel to the nation’s capital due to public-health concerns and threats from pro-Trump extremists. So, in lieu of in-person celebrants, the Presidential Inauguration Committee organized an art installation of 200,000 US flags representing those who would’ve attended the event in different circumstances.
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Joe Biden is shining a light on Delaware like the tiny state has never had before.
The inauguration of President-elect Biden is putting the second-smallest state (by size) and the sixth-least populated into the spotlight on Jan. 20 when Delaware s best-known resident becomes the most famous person on Earth.
Alas, Delaware will remain without the distinction of having a president born there. Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, so Delaware s bigger neighbor to the north will get that credit.
That won t stop Delaware from representing bigtime at the Inauguration.
One of the religious officiants for the inaugural ceremony will be the Rev. Silvester S. Beaman, pastor of Bethel AME Church in Wilmington. Beamon will give the benediction, which is the closing blessing at the end of the event. Members of the University of Delaware s marching band are also scheduled to perform during Biden s walk to the White House.