WASHINGTON D.C. — Here is a collection of images from Wednesday’s historical inauguration.
US President Joe Biden (L) leaves with his wife US First Lady Jill Biden after his inauguration as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
Kamala Harris (L), with her husband Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, (C) is sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor (R) as US President-elect Joe Biden look on as the 49th US Vice President by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
Former US president Barak Obama (R) congratulates US President Joe Biden after he was sworn in, on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. – Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the US. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
US Vice President Kamala Harris bumps fists ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) 
President-elect Joe Biden, Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris arrive for the 59th Presidential Inaguration ceremony on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. – Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the US. (Photo by Melina Mara / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MELINA MARA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
Joe Biden is seen after being sworn in as the 46th US President by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) 
Vice President Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff are seen after the 59th Presidential Inaguration ceremony on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. – Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the US. (Photo by Melina Mara / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MELINA MARA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
US President-elect Joe Biden smiles ahead of his inauguration as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) 
Vice President Kamala Harris and husband Doug Emhoff wave as they leave after the 59th Presidential Inaguration ceremony on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. – Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the US. (Photo by Melina Mara / POOL / AFP) (Photo by MELINA MARA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
US President Joe Biden signs three documents including an Inauguration declaration, cabinet nominations and sub-cabinet nominations, as US Vice President Kamala Harris (2nd R) watches in the Presidents Room at the US Capitol after the inauguration ceremony, making Biden the 46th President of the United States, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021. (Photo by JIM LO SCALZO / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JIM LO SCALZO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
(From L) US former President George W Bush, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, US former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama arrive to the West Front of the US Capitol for the Inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th President of the US in Washington DC on January 20, 2021. (Photo by Caroline Brehman / POOL / AFP) (Photo by CAROLINE BREHMAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: President Joe Biden waves after being sworn in during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Vice President-elect Kamala Harris greets former U.S. President Barack Obama during her inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images) 
John Roberts(R), chief justice of the US Supreme Court, administers the oath of office to US President-elect Joe Biden(2ndL)during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington, DC on the West Front of the US Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. – During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden became the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KEVIN DIETSCH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
Outgoing US President Donald Trump steps into his limo after landing at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on January 20, 2021. – President Trump and the First Lady travel to their Mar-a-Lago golf club residence in Palm Beach, Florida, and will not attend the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images) 
US singer Lady Gaga arrives to perform the National Anthem during the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / POOL / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
Outgoing US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump exit Air Force One as they arrive at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, on January 20, 2021. – President Trump and the First Lady travel to their Mar-a-Lago golf club residence in Palm Beach, Florida, and will not attend the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images) 
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris talks with Vice President Mike Pence during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: U.S. President Joe Biden and wife Jill Biden stand on the east steps of the U.S. Capitol after Biden is sworn in as the 46th President of the United States at the 59th Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. After today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by David Tulis – Pool/Getty Images) 
US President Joe Biden (C) take a seat after being sworn in during his inauguration as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
US President-elect Joe Biden smiles ahead of his inauguration ceremony as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) 
Joe Biden (L) is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts (R) as his wife Jill Biden (2nd L) holds the Bible and children Ashley and Hunter watch during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Andrew Harnik / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
Melania Trump listens as her husband Outgoing US President Donald Trump addresses guests at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021. – President Trump and the First Lady travel to their Mar-a-Lago golf club residence in Palm Beach, Florida, and will not attend the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP) (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Lady Gaga attends the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images) 
US President Joe Biden salutes Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley after his the inauguration as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) 
US President Joe Biden speaks with former US President Barack Obama during his inauguration as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images) 
US President Joe Biden (2nd R) hugs his wife US First Lady Jill Biden (R) and children Jill (L) and Hunter (2nd L) after being sworn in during his inauguration as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JONATHAN ERNST/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
US National Guard troops carry riot shields as they assume positions in the vicinity of the US Capitol as the Inauguration of US President-Elect Joe Biden in Washington, DC begins on January 20, 2021. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Former U.S. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) 
WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 20: Former President Bill Clinton and his wife former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive for the 59th inaugural ceremony on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today’s inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Patrick Semansky-Pool/Getty Images) 
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer(R), a Democrat from New York, Senator Bernie Sanders(C), an Independent from Vermont, and Senator Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat from Michigan arrive before US president-elect Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th US President on January 20, 2021, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / POOL / AFP) (Photo by KEVIN DIETSCH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) 
US President Joe Biden hugs First Lady Jill Biden as they arrive at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2021. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Joe Biden took the oath of office at noon Wednesday to become the 46th president of the United States. He takes charge in a deeply divided nation, inheriting a confluence of crises arguably greater than any faced by his predecessors.