Top hats were popular in Europe and the US in the 19th century, with US presidents wearing them to their inaugurations. However, they fell out of fashion, and John F. Kennedy was the last president to wear one in 1961. US presidential inaugurations have had various historical firsts, including being filmed, televised, and broadcast on the internet.
Top hats, tall hats with a flat top and wide brim, first began to be worn in 16th century Europe. They were especially popular in Victorian-era England in the 19th century. Of course, top hats were also popular in the United States. Most men didn’t leave the house without a hat. It was also traditional for US presidents to wear a top hat on their inauguration and first day. This all changed after John F. Kennedy, however, who was the last US president to wear a top hat to his inauguration in 16. People have different ideas as to why hats have fallen out of favor. in the 19th century and why US presidents stopped wearing them. It was most likely due to changing trends in clothing and fashion as formal hats became less and less visible.
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The inauguration of Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States, was the most attended event in the history of the District of Columbia as of 2009.
The first photographed United States presidential inauguration was in 1857, the first to be filmed in 1897, the first to be televised in 1949, and the first to be broadcast on the Internet was the inauguration of Bill Clinton in 1997.
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