On this date in 1936, King George V died after his physician's injection of morphine and cocaine, leading to his son's brief rule which ended in abdication.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated for his second term on Jan. 20, 1937, marking the first time a president took office on this date due to the 20th Amendment.
John F. Kennedy urged in his 1961 inaugural address: 'Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country,' inspiring civic responsibility.
In 2009, Barack Obama made history as the first Black president of the United States, marking a significant milestone in American political history.
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