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Archive Home > 2009 > January > 07 > First U.S. presidential election held in 1789

First U.S. presidential election held in 1789

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
January 7, 2009

Today is Wednesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2009. There are 358 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History

On Jan. 7, 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation’s....

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