January 20, 2017 is the day America begins its recovery from eight years of a complete moron running the country, but 40 years earlier was a cold day in hell. Jimmy Carter’s inauguration was covered with ice, and there was snow on the ground in Miami.
19 Jan 1977, Page 31 – El Paso Herald-Post
California and Alaska were hot that day, and Senator Ted Stevens offered to move the inaugural to Alaska.
20 Jan 1977, Page 3 – Valley News
This was caused the evil man-made Polar Vortex, which is now caused by global warming, but in the 1970’s was caused by global cooling.
TIME Magazine Archive Article — Another Ice Age? — Jun. 24, 1974