{"id":139821,"date":"2025-01-19T20:26:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T13:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139821"},"modified":"2025-01-19T20:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T13:26:53","slug":"the-inauguration-day-of-george-washington-was-delayed-by-the-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139821","title":{"rendered":"The Inauguration Day of George Washington was delayed by the weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Archaeologists at Mount Vernon home have unearthed artifacts that have been deemed <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After defeating the world\u2019s largest empire in the Revolutionary War, the newly-minted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States<\/a> had one more opponent to face before starting its path to independence \u2013 the weather.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The country was preparing to select its first president and host its new leader\u2019s Inauguration Day in the temporary capital of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/new-york\/new-york-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York City<\/a> on March 4, 1789.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">However, an exceptionally bitter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/winter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winter<\/a> early that year put a wrinkle in their plans.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The National Archives said &#8220;unseasonably cold and snowy&#8221; weather prevented the members of the First Federal Congress \u2013 who were traveling from across the first 13 states of the union \u2013 from reaching New York City in time to tally electoral ballots.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">It wasn\u2019t until April 6 that enough members of Congress were able to reach the capital to begin counting the ballots. In doing so, they unanimously elected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/the-history-of-george-washingtons-weathervane\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">George Washington<\/a> to be the first U.S. president.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\"><strong><u>HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/gettyimages-629448241-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/gettyimages-629448241-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/gettyimages-629448241-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-629448241-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-629448241-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-629448241-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/gettyimages-629448241-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The Inauguration of George Washington, 1789.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The Inauguration of George Washington, 1789.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Universal History Archive \/ Universal Images Group \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Upon hearing the news, Washington traveled from his home in Mount Vernon, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/virginia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia<\/a>, to New York City to be sworn in as president. His Inauguration Day took place on April 30, 1789.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">This would not be the last time winter weather made an impact on a Presidential Inauguration.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">On March 4, 1909, nearly 10 feet of snow fell on the Inauguration Day of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/inauguration-day-worst-weather-history-taft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">William H. Taft<\/a>. The snow, along with powerful winds, forced the President-elect&#8217;s ceremony indoors.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/extreme-weather\/inauguration-day-history-george-washington-delayed\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Archaeologists at Mount Vernon home have unearthed artifacts that have been deemed After defeating the world\u2019s largest empire in the Revolutionary War, the newly-minted United States had one more opponent &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139821\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9472],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-139821","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-weather","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139821","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=139821"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139821\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=139821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=139821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=139821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}