Schedule of events for Obama’s inauguration

October 3rd, 2009 Obamas celebrate anniversary with dinner outWASHINGTON — There was no trip to New York and no fancy outing as the Obamas celebrated their first wedding anniversary since they moved to the White House. Instead they kept it simple, with a dinner out Saturday night at an elegant, American-fare restaurant near Georgetown.

August 26th, 2009 Obamas visit top adviser's home on vacationOAK BLUFFS, Mass. — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are spending the evening at White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett's house around dinnertime.

June 22nd, 2009 NEW YORK - White House social secretary Desiree Rogers has given a spanking to claims that the Obamas were cheapening the presidential residence by hosting pop culture events at the premises. The US First Family has been hosting lesser grand state dinners and more public events where children are invited.

June 8th, 2009 DC gets $43M in federal cash for inaugural costsWASHINGTON — D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty says the federal government has reimbursed the city for all costs related to President Barack Obama's inauguration, totaling nearly $43 million.

May 30th, 2009 Looks like a night on Broadway for first coupleNEW YORK — His public schedule listed no official events, so President Barack Obama had plenty of time to devote to being a weekend dad and spouse. After watching daughter Malia's soccer game for an hour Saturday morning, the president and first lady Michelle Obama arrived in New York late Saturday afternoon for date night.

March 31st, 2009 LONDON - When President Obama arrives here Tuesday for the start of his European visit, no one will be more proud than Kezia Obama, his British step-mom. Kezia, the first wife of Obama's father, Barack Obama Sr., told the Daily News she is thrilled about the fact that he will be meeting Queen Elizabeth.

March 31st, 2009 NEW YORK - The Obamas are using their own money to renovate the White House, forgoing the 100,000 dollars in federal funds that is traditionally allotted to new presidents for such renovation projects. First Lady Michelle Obama''''s communications director Camille Johnston said that the Obamas, who are worth millions, will pay to overhaul the White House residence from their own pockets.

March 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Indian Premier League (IPL) will soon have a new schedule, IPL chief Lalit Modi said here Friday and stressed that the tournament was on. 'We will shortly have a new schedule out,' Modi told reporters, adding that there would be no matches on the day of the counting - May 16.

January 28th, 2009 CHICAGO - Even as he was savoring the adulation of millions, President Barack Obama found time to meet with an Indian American aide who had worked with him in his US Senate campaign. Chicago-based Raja Krishnamoorthi, who, like Obama, is an alumni of Harvard Law School, was surprised and touched when he got an invitation, meant for a selected few 'friends and family' to attend the presidential inauguration on Jan 20.

January 21st, 2009 LONDON - American actress Sharon Stone was left unhappy when her friends were turned away from one of the 10 glitzy balls held in Washington following US president Barack Obama's swearing-in Tuesday. Contactmusic.com quoted her as saying: 'My friends can't come in? Then I can't come in.

January 20th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Former South African president Nelson Mandela congratulated Barack Obama on his inauguration as the first black president of the US and said the historic event reminded him of the excitement that surrounded his own election as his country's first democratically-elected president. In a letter handed to Obama shortly before his inauguration Tuesday, the 90-year-old iconic leader of Africa said: 'There is a special excitement on our continent today, Mister President, in the knowledge that you have such strong personal ties with Africa, we share in that excitement and pride.' 'You will always be in our affection as a young man who dared to dream and to pursue that dream,' the anti-apartheid hero said.

January 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former US president Bill Clinton called Barack Obama's inaugural speech Tuesday thoughtful, weighty and well-delivered. 'It's obviously historic because President Obama is the first African American president, but it's more than that,' Clinton said.

January 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Knocking at the door of history, Barack Obama came calling at the White House to meet with outgoing President George Bush, as hundreds of thousands gathered at the Capitol for Tuesday's inauguration of America's first black president. Arriving in 'The Beast', Obama's 2009 Cadillac Presidential Limousine with doors designed to withstand a bomb blast, Obama and wife Michelle were greeted in the front portico of the storied presidential mansion by Bush and still the first lady Laura.

January 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - More than three-quarters of US citizens consider Barack Obama's inauguration as US president Tuesday as one of the most significant in the history of the country, according to a poll released Monday by Gallup institute. Some 33 percent of US citizens gave the inauguration of the first black president the top ranking of 'most important' inauguration in US history.

January 15th, 2009 LONDON - Barrack Obama’s British stepmother was given the royal treatment at Heathrow airport as she flew out for the ceremony of his inauguration as US president. Kezia Obama, 67, was received at the airport by a battalion of Virgin Atlantic staff Thursday - they even had a cake ready for her because she was also celebrating her birthday.