Donald Trump was officially sworn in as the 45th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Friday, ushering in a brand new epoch in the country’s political arena. Before Trump took the oath of the office, 57 inaugural ceremonies had been held in the country’s history. /CFP Photo

Which presidential inauguration impressed you the most? How would you comment on the fashion tastes of the presidents and first ladies? Follow CGTN as we take a trip down memory lane, looking back at inaugurations in years gone by. /CFP Photo

Barack Obama takes the oath of office to become the 44th US president on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009. /CFP Photo

President George W. Bush dances with First Lady Laura Bush at the Texas Inaugural Ball, January 20, 2001. /CFP Photo

Bill Clinton takes the oath of office at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 1993. /CFP Photo

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter dance at the inaugural ball in Washington, DC in January 1977. /CFP Photo

John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive at the National Guard Armory for the inaugural ball in Washington, DC in January 1961. /CFP Photo

President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower (center) and his wife, Mamie, leave a church in Washington, DC on the morning of his inauguration as president on January 20, 1953. /CFP Photo

President Harry S. Truman (center) and First Lady Bess Truman (left) attend the inaugural ball at the National Guard Armory in Washington, DC on January 20, 1949. /CFP Photo

Onlookers crowd to watch the inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt in Washington, DC in March 1933. /CFP Photo

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administers the oath of office to Theodore Roosevelt on the east portico of the US Capitol, Washington, DC on March 4, 1905. /CFP Photo

Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller administers the oath of office to Benjamin Harrison on the east portico of the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 4, 1889. /CFP Photo