A breakdown of 10 notable moments from the second inauguration of President Donald J. Trump; from executive orders to a fun fact about new VP JD Vance.

Millions watched President Trump deliver his second inaugural address on Monday. Over the years, some of those speeches contained memorable lines; others were immediately forgotten. Below are some phrases from inaugural addresses.

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Ironically, the coldest inauguration was just four years later, when President Ronald Reagan publicly took the oath for a second time. The morning started off at 4 below zero. By noon, it was just 7 degrees, and wind chills ranged from -10 to -20 degrees. Not only was the swearing-in held indoors, but the parade was also canceled.

Since inaugurations started to be held outside in 1817, Trump's will be just the fourth inauguration in history to be held inside. Between 1789 and 1817, for the swearing in of presidents George Washington, Jon Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, inaugurations took place indoors.

A president’s inauguration is a historic day, where scores of Americans travel across the country to see their new president get sworn in and give their first speech as commander in chief.

The Polar Express that blasted into Washington for President Ronald Reagan’s second inaugural in 1985 forced the whole inaugural ceremony indoors, and the parade was canceled.

On March 4, 1841, William Henry Harrison delivered what is the longest inaugural address in United States history, both in terms of its word count and length of time. His speech consisted of a whopping 8,445 words — over 3,000 more than the next-longest inaugural address, from William Howard Taft — and lasted 1 hour and 40 minutes.

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"The worst weather on the face of the Earth," said one congressman about the heavy snow, frigid temperatures and howling winds that nearly buried the inauguration of William Howard Taft in 1909.