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| 2024 | Vice President Kamala Harris planted a pomegranate tree at the residence to commemorate the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. |
| April 15 2022 | Harris and Emhoff became the first known second family to host a Passover Seder at the vice president's residence. |
| November 28 2021 | Harris and Emhoff became the first second couple to light a menorah in the residence's window during the first night of Hanukkah. |
| October 2021 | Douglas Emhoff affixed a white mezuzah to the residence's doorway, marking the first time in American executive home history. |
| April 7 2021 | Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff moved into Number One Observatory Circle after $3.8 million in renovations. |
| 2017 | Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence added a beehive and a new basketball court to the grounds. |
| 2012 | The Bidens dedicated the Family Heritage Garden, which contains stones commemorating vice presidential families who have lived in the house, including their pets. |
| February 14 2010 | Vice President Joe Biden added a tree swing to the grounds as a Valentine's Day present for Second Lady Jill Biden. |
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