Transfer of power: Past Sun covers of presidential inaugurations
Look through past Baltimore Sun front pages of presidential inaugurations and transfers of power.
Barack Obama
Baltimore neighborhoods
Baltimore street photographers
Year in review
Freddie Gray: protests, aftermath
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A. Aubrey Bodine
Viewing Baltimore from above
The Obamas in Maryland
Whether it was visiting a classroom in Baltimore, attending a bill-signing ceremony in Annapolis or watching an Army-Navy football game at M&T Bank Stadium, Barack and Michelle Obama found plenty of occasions to visit Maryland over the past eight years.
Before the Obamas leave The White House next week, The Sun took a look back at the President and First Lady’s many trips to Charm City and its surrounding areas.
Demonstrators protest Obama visit in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek riot police used tear gas and stun grenades in central Athens Tuesday to disperse about 3,000 left-wing marchers protesting a visit by President Barack Obama, after they tried to enter an area declared off-limits to demonstrators.
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Olympians at the White House
Athletes who participated in the Olympic games in Rio were honored by President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony on September 29, 2016.
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American Indians, environmentalists call to preserve sacred land in Utah
There are an estimated 100,000 archaeological sites within a 1.9-million acre area of Utah’s red rock country that a coalition of American Indian tribes and environmentalists want President Barack Obama to designate as a national monument to ensure protections of lands considered sacred. The latest indication that the Obama administration is giving serious consideration to the “Bears Ears” monument proposal has drawn both proponents and opponents. The issue has become the latest battleground in the debate over public lands in the West.
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War
A wreath laying ceremony was held Tuesday at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. In 2012, President Barack Obama signed a presidential proclamation declaring March 29 Vietnam Veterans Day.
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President Obama makes historic trip to Cuba
President Barack Obama’s visit to Cuba is the first in nearly 90 years for a sitting president, the last one being Calvin Coolidge.
Nation celebrates Veterans Day
Supporters turned out to honor veterans at parades and memorial sites nationwide.
Artistic gymnastics, a flag-draped tank, fake world leaders | Oct. 23
The day in photos around the world.
King Tut, Palestinian protesters, autumn in China | Sept. 29
The day in photos around the world.