On January 20, 1961, John F. Kennedy stood on the frozen steps of the U.S. Capitol and delivered an inaugural address that would echo through eternity — but what most people don't know is that the night before, Washington D.C. was buried under eight inches of snow, and JFK, hatless in 22-degree weather, almost didn't make it to his own swearing-in. Traffic was paralyzed, cars were abandoned in snowdrifts, and the Secret Service had to use Army flamethrowers to clear Pennsylvania Avenue so the ce