<P> The first inauguration , that of George Washington , took place on April 30 , 1789 . All subsequent ( regular ) inaugurations from 1793 until 1933 , were held on March 4 , the day of the year on which the federal government began operations under the U.S. Constitution in 1789 . The exception to this pattern being those years in which March 4 fell on a Sunday . When it did , the public inauguration ceremony would take place on Monday , March 5 . This happened on four occasions , in : 1821 , 1849 , 1877 , and 1917 . Inauguration Day moved to January 20 , beginning in 1937 , following ratification of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution , where it has remained since . A similar Sunday exception and move to Monday is made around this date as well ( which happened in 1957 , 1985 , and 2013 ) . </P>
<P> The first inauguration , that of George Washington , took place on April 30 , 1789 . All subsequent ( regular ) inaugurations from 1793 until 1933 , were held on March 4 , the day of the year on which the federal government began operations under the U.S. Constitution in 1789 . The exception to this pattern being those years in which March 4 fell on a Sunday . When it did , the public inauguration ceremony would take place on Monday , March 5 . This happened on four occasions , in : 1821 , 1849 , 1877 , and 1917 . Inauguration Day moved to January 20 , beginning in 1937 , following ratification of the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution , where it has remained since . A similar Sunday exception and move to Monday is made around this date as well ( which happened in 1957 , 1985 , and 2013 ) . </P>
when did the inauguration change from march to january
when did the inauguration change from march to january
1937
1937