11.   Eight inaugural balls will be held on Saturday, Inauguration Day.

12.   First lady Hillary Clinton wore a gold lace Oscar de la Renta gown to the inaugural balls.

13.   Fireworks illuminated the night, but the business of the country postponed an inaugural ball until May.

14.   Forget the inaugural ball gowns.

15.   For the inaugural balls, Ms. George has designed an Empire dress with a garnet and gold beaded lace bodice and black crepe skirt.

16.   Four inaugural balls take place in downtown Austin on Tuesday night.

17.   He dropped in on eight inaugural balls last night, returning after midnight to spend his first night in the master bedroom his parents once called their own.

18.   He even refused to state a position on whether he would dance with Laura at the inaugural balls.

19.   He has attended almost every presidential inauguration and inaugural ball since receiving his medal.

20.   He violated that rule on Saturday night, when he left the White House for the inaugural balls a full half-hour after he had been scheduled to.