As the year comes to a close, it's time to take a look back at some of the most memorable events and images of 2017. Among the events covered in this essay (the first of a three-part photo summary of the year): the inauguration of President Donald Trump; the Women’s March on Washington; the retaking of Mosul, Iraq, from ISIS; observations from Saturn; massive opposition rallies in Venezuela; and much more.
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5. A combination of photos taken at the National Mall shows the crowds attending the inauguration ceremonies to swear in U.S. President Donald Trump at 12:01pm (left) on January 20, 2017, and President Barack Obama sometime between 12:07pm and 12:26pm on January 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C. One of the first controversies of the Trump presidency involved White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer's claim that this was the "largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period," and that "all of this space was full" from the platform to the Washington Monument. This assertion was demonstrably false, as shown by numerous photographs taken at the time. #
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