I think it’s pretty safe to say, by all accounts, that yesterday was an historically momentous day. The swearing in of Barack H. Obama as our 44th President of the United States of America was a day that was a long time coming … and when the moment was at hand, the US and the world at large paused to bear witness. A lucky 2,000,000 were able to attend the Inauguration swearing in ceremony in person in Washington DC … including my dear friend Jordan, who made the trek from SoCal to attend the Inauguration events in DC. Here are a few photos that Jordan sent in from DC yesterday:

As you can see, Jordan managed to squeeze his way to the front of the podium where President Obama was giving his Inauguration Address. I chatted with him briefly on the phone yesterday morning while we were waiting for the events to get underway and he sounded so happy and excited to be there for the historic event.

Here are a few photos of the Obamas as they made their way in the Presidential motorcade along the parade route after the swearing in ceremony … as you can see, the First Family were stylin’ along in the new Presidential Cadillac Limousine created by General Motors (which we learned a bit about yesterday), straight from Motown — Detroit, MI:

Not only is this Presidential Limo the safest one ever but it, in my estimation, is the slickest ride any president has been fortunate enough to own.

But after the long day’s activities were completed, it was time to get the party started. President and First Lady Obama (who was dressed in a beautiful white gown designed by 26 year old Jason Wu) made their way to 10 Inaugural Balls and both looked stunning as they danced the night away. Here are a couple photos of the Obamas as they made their grand arrival at the Neighborhood Ball, the first of many balls the couple attended last night:

After the jump, check out a bunch of photos (and video) of the First Couple enjoying their first dance together as they were serenaded by Beyoncé who sang the Etta James classic At Last …

Michelle looked stunning and Barack looked pretty damn hawt in his swanky tux … behold:

And, in case you missed seeing it last night, here is video of the First Couple’s first dance:

The look so sweet, so in love. Oh yeah, it was the perfect way to cap off such a great day. I know for a fact that there were many, many celebrations all over the world yesterday in honor of President Obama‘s inauguration … my friends and I here in LA had our own Inauguration Pool Party and had an absolute blast! I’ll have photos from our fun later on. If you have pics from YOUR celebrations and you’d like to share, please send them in and I’ll try to post as many of them as I can this weekend :) As I said yesterday, January 20, 2009 is a day that I will never forget. Our country took a huge step forward and I can’t wait to see where we go from here :)

[Photo credit: Splash News, Getty, thanks Jordan]