>>>>They should move the inauguration to more clement time of year. May would be nice.
>>>>Didn't one President die because he became ill because of the cold during his speech.
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>>>It was a cold, rainy day and William Harrison, to prove how 'vigorous' he was, insisted on walking in the Inaugural Parade and giving his speech without a hat. He contracted pneumonia and died a month later.
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>>>Indeed, the date used to be March 4 (the year of Harrison's inauguration was freakishly cold and wet), but it was decided that March was to far into the year that the date was moved to Jan 20
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>>Your facts are almost right. They moved it to Jan 20 because that's my birthday and they felt it would be a fitting way to celebrate.
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>Well Happy Birthday (a few days early) and wasn't that sweet of them?

I gave them the standard, "Oh, you shouldn't have!", but secretly I was tickled pink.

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>My brother also thinks it's nice of Texas to give it's workers the day off on HIS birthday, March 2nd (In reality it's Texas Independence Day).