You can ride to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration with a Metro card to match. As of Thursday night, the Metro SmarTrip cards featuring an image of Trump were available at vending ...

The "Commemorative Inauguration SmarTrip Card" is a rechargeable farecard that can hold up to $300 in stored value for the city’s public transportation, according to WMATA’s website.

But Inauguration Day didn’t always take place in January. Initially, Congress had set March 4, 1789 as the date “for commencing proceedings” of the new government, according to History.com.