January 20th, 2009 will certainly be remembered as a historic day as Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States. President Obama delivered a powerful speech addressing many of the issues facing the United States and the world during this difficult time.
““Today I say to you that the challenges we face are real. They are serious and they are many. They will not be met easily or in a short span of time, But know this, America — they will be met.”
As many as 2 million people were supposed to show up in the area between Capital, the White House and the Lincoln Memorial. Having caught a glimpse of this sight on TV it was truly amazing. Best of luck to the new President of the USA and hopefully he can turn things around for them.
To read the full CNN article on this story check it out at – http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.inauguration/index.html
To read the text from Obama’s inaugural speech check it out at – http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/20/obama.politics/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
Tom Sweeney 