In 1265, Britain's House of Commons, which became a model for parliamentary bodies, met for the first time. In 1778, James Cook became the first European to step foot on the Hawaiian Islands. He called them the Sandwich Islands.

America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front of record-breaking crowds, the young senator became the commander-in-chief of the United States,

Former President Barack Obama arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony without former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Donald Trump takes the presidential oath for a second time, capping a historic political comeback to the White House. The ceremony has been moved inside to the U.S. Capitol Rotunda because of frigid weather for only the first time since Ronald Reagan's second inauguration 40 years ago.

Former U.S. Presidents arrive at the Capitol for Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony. Trump to declare national emergency at the border, Trump official says A Mysterious Image Was Supposed to Be Amelia Earhart’s Plane.