The crowd at President Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009.
The National Mall will soon be filled with tens of thousands of people attending the presidential inauguration and the Women’s March. We explore the history of gatherings and protests on the Mall and the roles presidents have played in shaping the public spaces that accommodate such crowds in our nation’s capital.
1901: The Senate Park Commission releases the McMillan Plan for the National Mall:
1851: The Andrew Jackson Downing Creates Design for the National Mall:
July 2, 1881: The Assassination of President James Garfield at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station on the National Mall:
1913: Women's Suffragist Parade:
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