PHOTOS: America celebrates after Joe Biden defeats Donald Trump in 2020 U.S. Election

  • People celebrate on Black Lives Matter plaza across from the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People celebrate on Black Lives Matter plaza across from the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)
  • People gather along 16th street in front of the White House to celebrate the presidential race being called in favour of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People gather along 16th street in front of the White House to celebrate the presidential race being called in favour of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
  • People gathered in Washington's Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called in favour of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People gathered in Washington's Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called in favour of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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  • A ballon depicting a caricature of Donald Trump is carried by revelers in Washington, D.C. to celebrate Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the United States. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    A ballon depicting a caricature of Donald Trump is carried by revelers in Washington, D.C. to celebrate Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the United States. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
  • A Donald Trump inflatable is seen in a street after the media announcement that Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 US presidential election. (Photo by Yegor Aleyev\TASS via Getty Images)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    A Donald Trump inflatable is seen in a street after the media announcement that Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 US presidential election. (Photo by Yegor Aleyev\TASS via Getty Images)
  • People gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called by CNN in Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's favor over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called by CNN in Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's favor over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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  • A caravan of revelers drives through the streets of Washington celebrating president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    A caravan of revelers drives through the streets of Washington celebrating president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
  • People celebrate in the streets of N.Y.C.'s Times Square after it was announced that Democratic nominee Joe Biden would be the next U.S. president. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People celebrate in the streets of N.Y.C.'s Times Square after it was announced that Democratic nominee Joe Biden would be the next U.S. president. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
  • People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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  • Demonstrators in Los Angeles march to advocate protecting the voting results after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    Demonstrators in Los Angeles march to advocate protecting the voting results after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
  • View of 7th avenue in New York, as people celebrate after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/Afp/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    View of 7th avenue in New York, as people celebrate after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/Afp/AFP via Getty Images)
  • People march as they celebrate in New York after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Kena Betancur / various sources / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People march as they celebrate in New York after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Kena Betancur / various sources / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
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  • People celebrate outside Philadelphia City Hall after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People celebrate outside Philadelphia City Hall after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
  • People celebrate outside City Hall in Philadelphia after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People celebrate outside City Hall in Philadelphia after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
  • People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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  • People gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called in favour of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called in favour of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
  • Jolin Polasek draws a sign in chalk on a street in Harlem after former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    Jolin Polasek draws a sign in chalk on a street in Harlem after former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
  • Motorists in Philadelphia celebrate after the 2020 presidential election is called for President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    Motorists in Philadelphia celebrate after the 2020 presidential election is called for President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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  • People celebrate in Times Square after Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People celebrate in Times Square after Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
  • Several hundred people gather in San Francisco's Castro district to celebrate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    Several hundred people gather in San Francisco's Castro district to celebrate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
  • People gather along 16th street in front of the White House to celebrate the presidential race being called in favor of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People gather along 16th street in front of the White House to celebrate the presidential race being called in favor of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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  • A man celebrates the presidential race being called in favor of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at the Country Club Plaza shopping district in Kansas City, Mo. Biden defeated Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    A man celebrates the presidential race being called in favor of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at the Country Club Plaza shopping district in Kansas City, Mo. Biden defeated Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
  • People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
  • People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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  • People celebrate Joe Biden's victory in the Presidential election Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People celebrate Joe Biden's victory in the Presidential election Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
  • Supporters of President-elect Joe Biden celebrate outside Trump Tower Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    Supporters of President-elect Joe Biden celebrate outside Trump Tower Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
  • People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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  • WASHINGTON, USA - NOVEMBER 07: US President-elect Joe Bidenâs supporters gather to celebrate the victory around the White House in Washington, United States on November 07, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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    Americans celebrate Joe Biden's victory in U.S. election

    WASHINGTON, USA - NOVEMBER 07: US President-elect Joe Bidenâs supporters gather to celebrate the victory around the White House in Washington, United States on November 07, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
People celebrate on Black Lives Matter plaza across from the White House in Washington, D.C. (Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)
People gather along 16th street in front of the White House to celebrate the presidential race being called in favour of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
People gathered in Washington's Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called in favour of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
A ballon depicting a caricature of Donald Trump is carried by revelers in Washington, D.C. to celebrate Joe Biden becoming the 46th president of the United States. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
A Donald Trump inflatable is seen in a street after the media announcement that Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 US presidential election. (Photo by Yegor Aleyev\TASS via Getty Images)
People gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called by CNN in Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's favor over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A caravan of revelers drives through the streets of Washington celebrating president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
People celebrate in the streets of N.Y.C.'s Times Square after it was announced that Democratic nominee Joe Biden would be the next U.S. president. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)
People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Demonstrators in Los Angeles march to advocate protecting the voting results after Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
View of 7th avenue in New York, as people celebrate after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/Afp/AFP via Getty Images)
People march as they celebrate in New York after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Kena Betancur / various sources / AFP) (Photo by KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)
People celebrate outside Philadelphia City Hall after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
People celebrate outside City Hall in Philadelphia after Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images)
People celebrate outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become 46th president of the United States. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People gathered in Black Lives Matter Plaza react to the presidential race being called in favour of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Jolin Polasek draws a sign in chalk on a street in Harlem after former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Motorists in Philadelphia celebrate after the 2020 presidential election is called for President-elect Joe Biden. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
People celebrate in Times Square after Joe Biden was announced as the winner. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Several hundred people gather in San Francisco's Castro district to celebrate the victory of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
People gather along 16th street in front of the White House to celebrate the presidential race being called in favor of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
A man celebrates the presidential race being called in favor of President-elect Joe Biden over President Donald Trump Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, at the Country Club Plaza shopping district in Kansas City, Mo. Biden defeated Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by the historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate president-elect Joe Biden's win over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
People celebrate Joe Biden's victory in the Presidential election Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Supporters of President-elect Joe Biden celebrate outside Trump Tower Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
People gather in Black Lives Matter Plaza to celebrate President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
WASHINGTON, USA - NOVEMBER 07: US President-elect Joe Bidenâs supporters gather to celebrate the victory around the White House in Washington, United States on November 07, 2020. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Bryan Meler
·Editor, Yahoo Canada

Americans across the United States took to the streets in a joyous celebration, following the news that Democratic nominee Joe Biden has won the 2020 U.S. Election.

In Los Angeles, a march is taking place to help enforce the results of the election, since Donald Trump is refusing to concede to Biden, and instead is looking to challenge the result in court.

After polls originally closed on Nov. 3, Americans and people all over the world waited in anticipation for a nominee to secure 270 electoral votes. Biden has now accomplished that feat to become the 46th president of the United States, along Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, who is the first in the role to be either a woman, Black or Asian American.

Following a historic U.S. election — where more people voted than ever before — Americans look ready to celebrate what could be a promising new chapter for their country.

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