WASHINGTON - Inauguration Day 2021 is sure to be the most unique in American history. Between a deadly Capitol insurrection that occurred just weeks ago and an ongoing global pandemic that has taken the lives of nearly 400,000 Americans, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris taking their oaths of office might be one of the few familiar sights.
An event that normally draws in crowds of thousands to revel in the peaceful transition of power will now be more muted — a fitting culmination for a historic presidential campaign that was conducted almost entirely under pandemic restrictions.Here is everything that will be different about Inauguration Day 2021. Limited in-person attendanceA day after Biden’s own organizing.