CSPAN3 American Artifacts Natl Building Museum Inaugural Balls Preview January 22, 2017
Inaugural ball was held in this building. Composed with 15 million red bricks, it contains a great hall that is 316 feet long and 160 feet high. American history tv visited the building to learn about the inaugural balls of several president s. Inaugural balls go back to george washington. The first president in 1789 had a party after his inauguration. The capital was not here, it was in new york city. The party was there. In 1793, the party was moved to philadelphia which was the capital temporarily until the structures were built in washington, d. C. By that time, it was identified by the ca...