Street closures and large crowds make inauguration day a historically busy one for public transportation in Washington, D.C.
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Infographic: U.S. inaugurations through history
Here’s a look back at the past 57 ceremonies and the nine presidents who took the oath-of-office without a ceremony.
Obama’s inaugural musicians significantly outsell Trump’s
Obama’s musicians produced a combined six times as many gold (500,000 units sold), platinum (1 million) and diamond (10 million) albums as Trump’s lineup, a Capital News Service analysis found.
Trump to take office with historically low approval ratings
Maryland – When President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated Friday, he will have a lower personal favorability rating than any of his four predecessors at the same time in their careers.
Despite highest median income in the nation, 17 other states have fewer uninsured people than Maryland
Maryland is the wealthiest state in the United States, but does not have the lowest rate of uninsured people.
Maryland ahead of Congress in female legislative representation, but numbers have stagnated
While the share of women in the General Assembly surpasses that of the U.S. Congress, the number has not changed significantly in more than a decade.
Monday night blues: Washington can’t win at home on Monday Night Football, but it might not be their fault
Washington is a brutal 2-15 at home under Monday night’s primetime lights since 1996, the worst record in such games in the NFL.
These are the most unequal places in Maryland
Not all places in Maryland were created equal. According to the Gini Index, a measure of income distribution, Pikesville is the most unequal place in Maryland. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale of one to zero, with zero…