January 7 in American History
Voters — a small, propertied slice of them — chose the presidential electors who would unanimously make George Washington the first president. There were no parties, no campaigns as we'd know them, and only one real candidate. The machinery of choosing a leader by ballot, not birth, was turning for the first time.
In 1789: America holds its first presidential election. Voters — a small, propertied slice of them — chose the presidential electors who would unanimously make George Washington the first president.
Voters — a small, propertied slice of them — chose the presidential electors who would unanimously make George Washington the first president. There were no parties, no campaigns as we'd know them, and only one real candidate. The machinery of choosing a leader by ballot, not birth, was turning for the first time.
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