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Saturday, January 7, 2012

First U.S. Presidential Election - Jan 07,1789

America's 1st  Presidential Election was held on Jan 07,1789 -223 years ago
Voters cast ballots to choose state electors; only white men who owned property were allowed to vote.
George Washington(a dominant military and political leader of the USA from 1775 to 1799)won the election and was sworn into office on April 30, 1789.( elected for the first of his two terms)
 In the Presidential Election George Washington(Home State - Virginia) was enormously popular and un-opposed,the only real issue to be decided was who would be chosen as vice-president
John Adams becomes the Vice-President(was in office during April 1789 - March 1797 and was also the2nd President of USA March 1797- March 1801)

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