On Sunday, one of the most significant moments in recent world history will take place as President Elect, Barack Obama will be inaugurated as Americas 44th President.

The celebration will take place at the Lincoln memorial and will finish on the 20th January. For those of you who did not know, this is where Martin Luther King gave his famous, “I have a dream” speech.

There is a list of celebrities of African-American origin that have made great strides in their individual fields that will be attending as well as other celebrity supporters of Obama. These people will probably have something to say at the celebrations. This includes one of the greatest golfers of all time, Tiger Woods.

With Obama being the first black president, similarities can be drawn with the breakthrough that Tiger Woods made back in 1997 when he became the first African-American to win a Major when he won the US Masters. Earlier this year he won his 14th major at the US Open and truly is an icon of the sport.

On being invited to speak at the inauguration Tiger had this to say:

"I am honoured that I was invited to this historic event and look forward to participating in Sunday's festivities," said Woods.

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