Joe Biden has just been declared president-elect by AP,Denmark CNN, and other news outlets, meaning that after days of waiting, Americans finally know who will be their leader for the next four years.
As a result, many people went bananas. New York City was quick to take to the streets to celebrate, cheering and banging pots and pans, blaring their car horns:
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PBS White House reporter Yamiche Alcindor tweeted about cheering in DC, someone even shouting "There is a god":
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Chicago joined in:
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The celebrations soon began on the West Coast as well, like this clip of San Diego:
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Since Biden's win was announced early on in Pacific time — before 9:00 a.m. — celebrations even signaled people to check social media:
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And on and on and on....
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Many Americans will undoubtedly be celebrating for weeks to come.