Obama Steps into History Amidst Global Outrage

The U.S. Capitol is illuminated the night before the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama in Washington, on 19 January 2009.

Stepping into history, Barack Hussein Obama as the 44th president grasps the reins of power as America's first black president in a high-noon inauguration amid grave economic worries and high expectations for a hopeful change.

Braving temperatures in the teens and threats of snow, hundreds of thousands of people descended on the heavily guarded capital city Tuesday; to view this historic administration change.

As former U.S. President George W. Bush — following tradition — left a note for Obama in the top drawer of his desk in the Oval Office.

Obama on this occasion, also stepped back into history with numerous references of another time in U.S. history; as he made his way towards Washington D.C. and his taking of the oath of office with the assassinated former 16th US. President Abraham Lincoln's inaugurate Christian bible and other references to assassinated civil right’s leader Martin Luther King, who had a dream for equality towards all American’s.

As Obama has said to the media, he plans to roll up his sleeves immediately on the issues at hand for an extremely troubled America, only time will tell what the future holds towards this presidency. While he made had some sour notes on the campaign trail, we can only hope things do improve in office.

Obama takes the Oath of Office amidst unsettling remarks within the inauguration speeches and prayer; that created outrage across the global spectrum, it was reported.