PHOTOS: Inauguration Day in America, Jan. 20, 2021

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PHOTOS: Inauguration Day in America, Jan. 20, 2021

Military personnel gather at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, 2021, hours before the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)

Members of the military band arrive at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, 2021, hours before the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)

President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and his wife Elaine Chao attend Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle during Inauguration Day ceremonies in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Dr. Jill Biden also attended.. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

A military band performs ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony for Joe Biden at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Chang W. Lee/The New York)

Chairs are socially distanced for the inauguration ceremony of President-elect Joe Biden at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Chang W. Lee/The New York)

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) waves, along with Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), left, as they attend the inauguration of Joe Biden at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Ruth Fremson/The New York)

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) takes selfies with Rosario Dawson and others before the inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence arrive at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, ahead of the inauguration President-elect Joe Biden. (Ruth Fremson/The New York)

Former President George W. Bush, top left, his wife Laura Bush, Vice President Mike Pence and his wife Karen Pence at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, ahead of the inauguration President-elect Joe Biden. (Ruth Fremson/The New York)

A flag flies in support of President-elect Joe Biden at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington on Inauguration Day, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

U.S. President Joe Biden, right, with first lady Jill Biden, second from right, Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, and her husband Douglas Emhoff, left, arrive on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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Outgoing President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are cheered by supporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, as they prepare to board Air Force One for the last time. (Pete Marovich/The New York Times)

After being sworn in Vice President Kamala Harris gives Joe Biden a fist bump at the Capitol in Washington in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Ruth Fremson/The New York)

President Joe Biden delivers his inaugural address at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Ruth Fremson/The New York)

President Joe Biden is hugged his children, Hunter and Ashley, after he was sworn in at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

Jennifer Lopez performs at the presidential inauguration ceremony of Joe Biden at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)

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Military personnel gather at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday morning, Jan. 20, 2021, hours before the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times)

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