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Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will be sworn into office in front of the US Capitol around 12 p.m. on January 20. Celebrities Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will perform at the ceremony, Biden's inaugural committee announced on Thursday. Later that evening, Biden and Harris will speak to the nation via a TV special featuring performances by Justin Timberlake, Jon Bon Jovi, and other A-listers. The inauguration is part of a five-day program with multiple virtual and socially-distanced in-person celebrations.
Images of the White House in Washington, DC on first day of Joe Biden's presidency. The former Vice President was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday at the US Capitol. IMAGES
Fireworks light up the sky over Washington DC, as Joe Biden's inauguration day comes to a close. Joe Biden took charge as the 46th President of the United States with an upbeat call to heal a nation torn by deep schisms as he immediately erased some of Donald Trump's most divisive policies. IMAGES
In his first speech as President of the United States, after taking the oath of office, Joe Biden tells the nation, "this is America's day. This is democracy's day." He adds that the day is one of "history and hope." SOUNDBITE
Dawn breaks over the heavily-secured White House on inauguration day. Outgoing President Donald Trump will be leaving within the hour, heading to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US presiden. IMAGES