January 9, 2013

Posted Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at 2:20 PM
THIS WEEK IN HISTORY: On this day in 1789, America's first presidential election is held. Voters cast ballots to choose state electors; only men who owned property were allowed to vote. As expected, George Washington won the election and was sworn into office on April 30, 1789...
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