The color of mistletoe perfectly accents icy shades of pink, taupe, and green. There is something so very peaceful about this painting of a lady and a girl carrying mistletoe in the snow; the color palette is one of them.
Credit: Image from Art.com.
U.S. Elections ~ Inauguration Day
The inauguration of the first United States President, George Washington, was held on April 30, 1789 in New York City. The Twentieth Amendment to the constitution changed the date to January 20 in 1937; Franklin Roosevelt began his second term in office that year.
Credits: Washington's Inauguration at Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City in 1789. Image from Art.com.
U.S. Elections ~ President's Cabinet
The U.S. President's Cabinet is currently composed of the Vice President and 15 executive branch departments and other government officials chosen by the President. The purpose of the cabinet is "to advise the President on any subject he may require relating to the duties of their respective offices." (Source: www.whitehouse.gov)
Credits: Members of the first U.S. Cabinet of first U.S. President George Washington. Image from Art.com.
U.S. Elections ~ Electoral Vote
Presidential elections in the United States are not determined by popular vote, they are determined by electoral vote. The electoral college consists of 538 popularly elected representatives who formally select the President and Vice President of the United States. In recent years, lawmakers have considered eliminating the electoral college so that election outcomes are determined solely by the popular vote.
Credits: Counting electoral votes after the contested 1876 Tilden Hayes election, February 1877. Image from Art.com.
U.S. Elections ~ Equal Rights
United States history shows that black men were first allowed to vote in 1867, and women of all colors were first allowed to vote in 1920. Following are renderings of these historic milestones.
Credits: African-American election official supervising the first black voters in Washington, DC - 1867, and Woman dropping ballot in ballot box in Parliamentary election first time women allowed to vote. Images from Art.com.