And yet, Chinese papers did not lose sight of China's own inaugurations: above the Obama stories, stripped across the top of the Beijing Morning Post and other papers, was the lead headline of the day: "National Day Military Parade Will Unveil New Weapons".
The inauguration went above politics to our country's vast cultural sea change of inclusion.
Reports post straight to NPR's Inauguration feed (see above).
Watch Obama discuss how she felt during Trump's inauguration in the clip above. .
But as Wheaton's above note implies, Trump's inauguration speaks more to the growing trend of live video consumption, rather some indication of the president's popularity as compared with others.
SINCE his inauguration as president a month ago, Hassan Rohani (above) has taken his first steps towards reforming Iran's ailing economy.
—Ustream.tv: Stream the inauguration to your iPhone (see above).
This time, a delayed flight from Britain meant I viewed President Obama's second inauguration on a small screen, high above the snow and clouds, somewhere in the mid-Atlantic.
The inauguration rates are only about 200% above the usual price when Congress is in session and there's a big conference on.
"With all the speeches today, what's going to be different tomorrow than it was yesterday?" Loren Barnes, 66, said as inauguration ceremonies blared from three giant-screen televisions above a nearly empty bar inside an American Legion post where he ate a salad on Monday.
