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Crowds camped out near the Capitol, and crews made some final preparations just hours before Barack Obama becomes the nation's 44th president. (Jan. 20)

Vice President Dick Cheney pulled a muscle in his back while moving boxes and will be in a wheelchair for Tuesday's inauguration ceremony. (Jan. 20)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: cheney wheelchair bound inauguration
Added: January 20, 2009

The U-S Airways jetliner that crashed last week experienced an engine compressor failure just two days earlier.U-S Airways has also mailed $5,000 to all 150 passengers as compensation for lost luggage and other belongings. (Jan. 20)

This is a recap of the events that happened on January 20th. (Jan. 20)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: today history january 20
Added: January 19, 2009

This is a recap of the events that happened on January 20th. (Jan. 20)

Author: AssociatedPress
Keywords: today history january 20
Added: January 19, 2009

A pileup of 35 cars and five tractor-trailers on a snowy Maryland highway killed two people Monday and seriously injured at least a dozen, state police said. (Jan. 20)

A pileup of 35 cars and five tractor-trailers on a snowy Maryland highway killed two people Monday and seriously injured at least a dozen, state police said. (Jan. 20)

Rex Ryan to become Jets' new head coach; Kobe Bryant, Lakers outlast LeBron James and the Cavaliers, 105-88; No. 4 Pittsburgh beats eighth-ranked Syracuse, 78-60; Ravens' running back Willis McGahee released from hospital. (Jan. 20)

A group of more than 50 girls from the all-women Spelman College in Atlanta travel all night to the inauguration. Some snared last-minute seats by luck, as the AP's Lee Powell found. (Jan. 19)

President-elect Barack Obama praised his former rival John McCain at a Washington dinner, saying he set a standard of patriotism and bipartisanship for all to follow. (Jan. 19)