NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Joe Biden will be inaugurated Wednesday as the 46th president of the United States -- the oldest man to ever hold the position -- and Kamala Harris will be inaugurated as the 49th vice president of the U.S., the first woman of color to hold that position. (Plus, there will be the first-ever second gentleman!).
12:30 PM: 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman takes to the stage.
12:14 PM: Country singer Garth Brooks takes to the stage to sing "Amazing Grace."
12 PM: Joe Biden begins his inauguration address. He says, in a modification of his predecessor's slogan, "We can make American once again a leading force for good in the world." He added, "At this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed."
11:45 AM: Chief Justice John Roberts swears in Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States.
11:42 AM: Justice Sonia Sotomayor administers oath to Kamala Harris -- she's officially the vice president!
11:38 AM: The Bronx is in the house! Jennifer Lopez takes to the stage to perform "This Land Is Our Land."
11:30 AM: Laga Gaga has arrived! She belted out the "Star Spangled Banner"
11:20 AM: Sen. Amy Klobuchar delivers welcome remarks. "When an angry, violent mob staged an insurrection and desecrated this temple of our democracy, it awaken us to our responsibilities as Americans," she said. "This is the day when our democracy picks itself up, brushes off the dust and does what America always does — goes forward"
11:19 AM: Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden walk down Capitol stairs. On his way down the stairs he gives Barack Obama a fist-bump.
11:10 AM: Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff walk down the Capitol stairs.
10:30 AM: President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Vice president-elect Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff arrive at the East Front of the U.S. Capitol.
8:45 AM: President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden, Vice president-elect Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff attend church service at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.
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