Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes history as first woman to lie in state at US Capitol

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made history Friday as the first woman to lie in state in the US Capitol.

Ginsburg, who died at 87 last week due to complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, is also the first person of Jewish faith to receive the honor, capping days of commemoration of her extraordinary life.

An honor guard carried her flag-draped coffin up the steps of the Capitol and into the Statuary Hall just before 10 a.m. where it was placed on a catafalque built for President Abraham Lincoln.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, were among the mourners paying tribute to Ginsburg, in addition to his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.).