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City renames and early U.S. presidential inauguration facts
The Soviet city once called Stalingrad was renamed Volgograd in 1961 amid nationwide changes. In 1801 Thomas Jefferson became the first U.S. president inaugurated in Washington, sworn in by Chief Justice John Marshall on March 4.
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Soviet Union
Stalingrad
Stalin
Russia
Volgograd
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Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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