U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend the Commander-in-Chief's Ball, honoring U.S. service members and their families, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Monday, January 21, in Washington after Obama's second Inauguration as the 44th U.S. president.
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama share a dance during the Commander-in-Chief's Ball on Monday.
Police on motorcycles lead as United States President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk along Pennsylvania Avenue during the parade.
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave as they walk along Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday.
Spectators watch as the president and first lady travel along Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday.
Members of the inaugural parade walk along Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday.
People watch as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are driven past crowds during the Inauguration parade on Monday, in Washington. President Obama was sworn in for a second term office at the U.S. Capitol building.
President Obama shares a moment with House Speaker John Boehner, second from right, as first lady Michelle Obama applauds at the inaugural luncheon in Statuary Hall on Inauguration Day at the U.S. Capitol building on Monday.
President Obama waves as the presidential inaugural parade winds through the nation's capital on Monday.
President Obama exits his limousine to walk during a portion of the presidential inaugural parade on Monday.
People stand on barricades near the White House while trying to catch a glimpse of the president's parade on Monday.
Men in traditional colonial garb perform as President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama walk along Pennsylvania Avenue on Monday.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama wave to the crowd as they make their way along the parade route on Monday.
President Barack Obama walks along a stretch of Pennsylvania Avenue along the Parade Route during the 57th Presidential Inauguration on January 21.
President Obama, his wife Michelle Obama, left, Vice President Joe Biden, second from right, and his wife Jill Biden walk down the stairs with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael J. Linnington during the presidential review of the troops on the east side of the U.S. Capitol on Monday.
Former President Jimmy Carter, left, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, center, and former President Bill Clinton arrive at the Inauguration for President Obama's second term of office on Monday.
Left to right, Donica Perez, Janelle Stewart, Shani Perez, Kinda Romero and Danielle Houston watch the Inauguration on the Jumbotron near the U.S. Capitol building on the National Mall.
United States President Barack Obama gives his Inaugural address at his Inauguration ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, January 21.
President Obama takes the oath of office during the 57th Presidential Inauguration ceremonial swearing-in on Monday.
Igor Naumovski is among the flag-waving celebrants on the National Mall during the inauguration ceremony on Monday, in Washington.
First lady Michelle Obama makes her way to watch her husband take the oath of office for a second term in a public ceremony Monday.
People cheer at a television camera on the National Mall before the inauguration ceremony Monday in Washington.
President Barack Obama addresses the audience after taking the oath of office on January 21.
Tourists watch Monday's inauguration from Times Square.
Thousands of people attend the 57th presidential inauguration on January 21 in Washington.
Michelle Obama arrives with daughters Sasha, left, and Malia for the inauguration on January 21.
Obama speaks after taking the oath of office on January 21.
The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir performs at the inauguration ceremony on January 21.
People gather for the presidential inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 21.
Michelle Obama holds the Bible as her husband takes the oath of office on January 21.
Obama waves during the public ceremonial inauguration on January 21.
Attendees wave flags at the public ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for Obama on January 21.
People watch from the National Mall as Obama is sworn in on January 21.
Obama takes the oath of office on January 21.
Kelly Clarkson performs "My Country 'Tis of Thee" during the presidential inauguration ceremony on January 21.
Obama, center, pauses before walking out the door of the U.S. Capitol to begin swearing-in ceremonies on January 21.
Obama is sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha watch on Monday, January 21.
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden had already taken quiet oaths the day before Monday's public ceremony at the U.S. Capitol.
The president and first lady appear exuberant Monday as Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York joins them at the inauguration.
Celebrity couple Jay-Z and Beyonce arrive Monday at the inauguration.
The president greets his daughters Sasha and Malia at the Capitol on Monday.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President Bill Clinton and former President Jimmy Carter greet the crowd Monday.
Obama salutes as he arrives Monday at the West Front of the Capitol.
Bonita Volcy and nephew Cullan King, 10, of Texas try to keep warm on the National Mall in Washington on Monday.
The Lee University Festival Choir from Cleveland, Tennessee, performs Monday on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.
A presidential cutout rises above the crowd gathering Monday near the Capitol.
The U.S. Capitol Police stand guard Monday atop the Capitol.
A place card awaits President Barack Obama for Monday's inaugural luncheon in the Capitol's National Statuary Hall.
Throngs gather Monday for the inauguration.
Crowds await the start of the presidential inauguration Monday on the Capitol's West Front .
Police stand guard along the inauguration parade route Monday.
People gather near the Capitol on the National Mall for Monday's inauguration ceremony.
A woman with an Obama button waits near the Capitol on Monday.
President Barack Obama arrives Monday at St. John's Church hours before taking part in a ceremonial swearing-in for his second term.
An inaugural attendee yawns while others huddle beneath a blanket Monday at the Capitol.
President Barack Obama takes the oath of office Sunday from U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts as first lady Michelle Obama holds the Bible, with daughters Malia, 14, and Sasha, 11, by their parents' side in the White House Blue Room.
People gather near the U.S. Capitol building on the National Mall for the ceremony on Monday.
Roberts arrives to administer the oath of office to Obama at the White House on Sunday.
Michelle Obama hugs her husband after he took the oath of office on Sunday.
A stage technician from Maryland Sound International sets up microphones for the presidential inauguration at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday.
David Carr poses with one of the Barack Obama doll heads he is selling as Washington prepares on Sunday for Obama's second inauguration.
A chorus rehearses at the U.S. Capitol building on Sunday.
Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York greets people at the Capitol on Sunday.
Christian evangelist Mary Clement of Silver Spring, Maryland, sings and reads from her Bible as she walks along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House on Sunday.
Obama and Biden lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on January 20.
An American flag waves at the U.S. Capitol building on January 20 as Washington prepares for Obama's second inauguration.
Biden takes the oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at the Naval Observatory on Sunday as his wife, Jill Biden, right, looks on.
Workers prepare the parade route in front of the U.S. Capitol building on Sunday.
The Smithsonian's Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture is decoratively lit for the 2013 Inaugural Youth Ball on Saturday, January 19, in Washington.
The inaugural reviewing stand is under construction in front of the White House on Friday, January 18.
A souvenir salesman displays inauguration memorabilia on sale on Friday.
Workers prepare the U.S. Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony on Friday.
- The pundits and comedians of Twitter weigh in on Monday's Inauguration Day events
- People commented on first-family fashion, TV anchor gaffes, president's speech
- NASA tweeted a link to a photo of the National Mall taken from space
(CNN) -- Maybe it didn't have quite the grandeur of President Barack Obama's historic inauguration four years ago. But Monday's Inauguration Day events showcased the pomp and circumstance of the U.S. government at its finest.
We may not have royal weddings in the States, but this is about as close as it gets.
And, where there is public spectacle, there is Twitter, the rapid-fire platform where the world's online social critics record their musings. Twitter said its users sent 1.1 million inauguration-related tweets during Monday's swearing-in ceremony, way up from 82,000 in 2009, when Twitter hadn't yet been widely adopted.
From politicos to comedians to ordinary citizens, some offered heartfelt thoughts on the historical importance of the day, while others jockeyed for a cheap laugh and a few retweets.
Here are some of our favorites. (We'll be adding to this list as the day goes on.)
Barack Obama -- I'm honored and grateful that we have a chance to finish what we started. Our work begins today. Let's go. -bo
Eric Cantor, House majority leader -- This is a great day for all Americans to celebrate and to remember that the Capitol belongs to all.
TJ Holmes -- Can't help but wonder if this is last time in my lifetime I'll get 2 see an African American take presidential oath of office. #Inaug2013
Sandra Lee -- OK #inaug2013 watchers, who is that handsome teenaged boy making eyes at Malia Obama? #VeryCute
Philip DeFranco -- Excited about this inauguration. If Obama sees his shadow there will be 6 more years of crippling crippling debt.
Speaker John Boehner -- Embracing #MLK's call to serve & make the most of this moment God has given us https://1.usa.gov/10gcJvH #MLKDay
Andrew Kaczynski, BuzzFeed reporter -- Can't believe you guys are watching the inauguration while Scooby Doo is on.
Catherine Q -- Malia and Sasha look so sweet. And so grown up! #inaug2013
Mark Harris, EW columnist -- "There's Morgan Freeman--I'm sorry, uh, sorry, Bill Russell!"--George Stephanopoulos, who will never live that down, on ABC just now.
Ana Marie Cox -- Karl Rove in his basement, enacting a Romney inauguration with life-sized cardboard figures.
VI -- Look at all those flags! Proud to call myself an American today
Michelle Freed -- Me: Kids, come watch the Inauguration! Kids: Neat. Now, can we go watch SpongeBob upstairs? *bows head and sighs* #Inaug2013
Malcom Glenn -- Unquestionably the largest cheer so far for a jumbotron appearance has gone to Jay-Z and Beyonce...louder than Joe and Jill Biden. #inaug13
The White House -- "Now, more than ever, we must do these things together, as one nation, and one people." —President Obama #inaug2013
Omar L. Gallaga -- I opened for Beyoncé." -- something inaugural poet Richard Blanco gets to say forever. #inaug2013
StevieG the truth -- Obama's being inaugurated, it's Martin Luther King Day and Beyonce's singing the anthem. Black folk are having the best Monday EVER.
John Fugelsang -- Highlight of the Richard Blanco poem - Eric Cantor's confused face upon hearing the word "namaste." #presidentialinauguration
Al Gore -- Great to hear President Obama call for climate action in today's #inaug2013 address. Congratulations Mr. President https://bit.ly/VgnNwd
Kerstin Shamberg -- Since there's no outgoing president, Obama should say goodbye to himself, fly off in Marine One and then come right back #inaug2013#ornot
Andy Borowitz -- Republicans Praise Obama for Offering Bold Vision to Thwart: https://nyr.kr/Ufd56w
Allison Hagerty -- Don't understand the point of obama being in this parade when you can't see him..
Jason Fekete -- That's not Joe Biden running down Pennsylvania Avenue. Looks more like Biden running for the Democratic nomination four years from now.
Carrie Drummond -- Love that the Obama girls sat down and immediately pulled out cellphones. #justlikeus #inaug2013
Ari Fleischer -- Obama's thought bubble: Come on. Is this thing still going on? Get me back to the White House.
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