From the poignant to the absurd, CTVNews.ca has compiled some of the iconic moments -- via GIFs, Instagram photos and infographics -- captured during Monday's inauguration and shared on social media.
[View the story "Obama: 'I want to take a look one more time'" on Storify ]Obama: 'I want to take a look one more time' After delivering his inaugral address in front of hundreds of thousands of people Monday afternoon, Barack Obama turned around, looked back and surveyed the crowd, basking in the moment as he began his second and final term as U.S. president. It ended up as a GIF, and went viral in the Twittersphere Storified by CTVNews.ca · Mon, Jan 21 2013 14:49:02
"I want to take a look one more time, I'm not going to see this again." - @BarackObama http://twitpic.com/bx607kNowThis News
One of the most shared passages on Twitter of Obama's inaugural speech had to do with the president's recognition of gay rights and the need for better equality. As of Monday afternoon,
the tweeted passage from @BarackObama's account had been retweeted more than 22,000 times. And the White House shared this infographic:
"Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law" #inaug2013 http://pic.twitter.com/WDgBt5H2whitehouse
The president also referred to the Stonewall riots of 1969, when members of the gay community rioted again a police raid in Greenwich Village in New York City. The event is widely considered the catalyst for the gay liberation movement. But that wasn't all. Obama also mentioned the Selma to Montgomery, Albama march of 1965 which helped raise awareness of the difficulty faced by black voters in the South. Obama also mentioned the Seneca Falls convention, an early and influential women's rights convention which was key the begiining of the struggley by women for complete equality with men.
Seneca Falls, Selma, Stonewall - thank you for that, Mr. President. #Inaguration2013 #equalityDan Savage
1st time a president of US in an inaugural speech has called for equal rights for gay and lesbian Americans, also referenced Stonewall.Anderson Cooper
New York Daily News' Josh Greenman shared this photo of an article from the archives, with a disturbing headline:
An image of the Daily News' July 6, 1969 report on the Stonewall raid. http://pic.twitter.com/pbBGWEMsjoshgreenman
About Seneca Falls: "[T]he most shocking and unnatural incident ever recorded in the history of womanity" http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/01/21/16627117-the-most-shocking-and-unnatural-incident-ever-recorded-in-the-history-of-womanity?liteMaddow Blog
Proud to teach him respect for American values today: Seneca Falls, Stonewall, Selma #inauguration http://pic.twitter.com/vED90o4vJennifer Stapleton
Obama's daughters were also popular, with people observing how Sasha and Malia have grown since the first inauguration.
Check this out: Sasha and Malia Obama in 2009 and 2013. Look how much they've changed! @JummyTV http://pic.twitter.com/6F7962PLJustin Karp
But Sasha couldn't escape being GIF'd after she was caught on camera yawning during her father's big speech. The yawn came after the line: "No single person can train all the math and science teachers we'll need to equip our children for the future, or build the roads and networks and research labs that will bring new jobs and businesses to our shores." The candid Sasha made the news on Sunday as well, after she congratulated her newly sworn-in dad by telling him: "Good job, Dad. You didn't mess up."
Sasha Obama yawning during her father's speech. Kids. http://img.gawkerassets.com/post/7/2013/01/yawn.gif #inaug2013ilovechartreuse
Of course, there were the inevitable 'photobombs.' Like this one of Bill Clinton peeking his head out a few rows behind pop star Kelly Clarkson, who sang 'Let Freedom Ring.'
Never change Bill Clinton...never change. #Inaug2013 #Creepin http://pic.twitter.com/7JURR2nNLyndsay Lee
Here's Malia not letting her sister take the social media spotlight, with a photobomb of her own:
Sweetest #inaug2013 moment: Malia photobombs as Sasha tries to snap a presidential kiss http://pic.twitter.com/onNeQNCK from @kerstinshambergRussPtacek
And the Twitterverse went crazy with Vice President Joe Biden's enthusiasm towards Beyonce's stirring rendition of 'The Star Spangled Banner.'
YES! The Biden-Beyonce GIF! RT @socarolinesays: here you go @vanityfair, because @DiannaMcD is a gif-ing genius. http://twitpic.com/bx5oanVANITY FAIR
While many praised James Taylor's performance of 'America the Beautiful', another popular topic of conversation was the appropriateness -- or inappropriateness -- of the fleece Taylor chose to keep warm in under his suit jacket.
Inauguration Day 2013: James Taylor Performs 'America the Beautiful'abcnews
James Taylor thinking like a retired teacher at #Inaug2013 "I'm playing for the president, better put on my best oatmeal fleece"Tom Morton
The Twitterverse also seemed to be missing a meme-able moment, like the one that took social media by storm in the 2009 inauguration: Aretha Franklin's hat.
Lets be real, nothing could top Aretha Franklin's hat at the 2008 inauguration. http://pic.twitter.com/n54twlgUSherpasara
So what did people do? They created and shared their own versions of the
Luke Song -designed head gear.
RT @katyperry: Big inauguration, tiny Aretha hat. http://twitpic.com/bx3k4aOriBuski
#aretha #hat #flashbackJames P
Aretha let me borrow her Inauguration hat from 2009 #inauguration2013 #Aretha #instagay #tbtBrant Aycock
And no, nothing like this ever happened:
Is this a real thing that happened? #obama #inaug2013 http://i.imgur.com/AXlxX.gifKate Byrne
