Some inauguration viewers were fascinated by the historical tidbit that President Barack Obama took the oath of office on Abraham Lincoln's Bible.
Others were more interested in the J. Crew sage green leather gloves that Michelle Obama wore to hold the Bible for her husband -- not to mention the pale pink and royal blue wool coats the Obamas' daughters wore, also from J. Crew.
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