On this day
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With a unanimous vote, the Electoral College chose George Washington for president #OnThisDay in 1789.
In the 230 years since, no other candidate has received a unanimous vote... except for Washington, who repeated the feat in 1792.https://t.co/Gss0Q7Zs9Q— American Experience (@AmExperiencePBS) February 4, 2019