On January 20, 1961, on the newly renovated east front of the
United States Capitol, John Fitzgerald Kennedy was inaugurated
as the 35th president of the United States.

The ceremony began with a religious invocation and prayers, and then 
African American opera singer Marian  Anderson sang “The Star-
Spangled Banner,” and Robert Frost recited his poem “The Gift
Outright.” Kennedy was administered the oath of office by 
Chief Justice Earl Warren.

During his famous inauguration address, Kennedy, the youngest candidate
ever elected to the presidency and the country’s first Catholic president, 
declared  that “the torch has been passed to a new generation of 
Americans” and appealed to Americans to “ask not what your
country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”

Dolly Rebecca Parton

Dolly Parton is a country singer, songwriter, actress and
businesswoman known for a collection of country hits
including Jolene, Coat of Many Colors, I Will Always Love
You and 9 to 5. She is widely referred to as the greatest
female country performer of all time. As an actress, she
has starred in films such as Rhinestone, 9 to 5 and Blue
Valley Songbird.

Awards

Throughout her career, she has won several awards,
including a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award. She
has been an inductee to several Halls of Fame including
Country Music Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame
and Grammy Hall of Fame. In 1984, she was given a star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Martin Luther King Jr. (January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968)

King was a Baptist minister and activist who became the most
visible spokesperson and leader in the civil rights movement
from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

Betty Marion White Ludden

Actress and comedian Betty White, with a television career
spanning over 80 years, has worked longer in that medium
than anyone else in the television industry. She is regarded
as a pioneer of television, and was one of the first women
to exert control in front of and behind the camera and is
recognized as the first woman to produce a sitcom (Life
with Elizabeth),^[which contributed to her receiving the
honorary title Mayor of Hollywood in 1955.

Betty White (center) on The Mary Tyler Moore Show which
aired on CBS from 1970 – 1977.

The 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, prohibiting the “manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors for
beverage purposes,” was ratified by the requisite number of
states on January 16, 1919.

The movement for the prohibition of alcohol began in the early
19th century, when Americans concerned about the adverse
effects of drinking began forming temperance societies. By the
late 19th century, these groups had become a powerful political
force, campaigning on the state level and calling for total national abstinence. In December 1917, the 18th Amendment, also known
as the Prohibition Amendment, was passed by Congress and
sent to the states for ratification.

The Orange County (California) Sheriff dumping bootleg alcohol,
circa 1925.