On this day

Read the article linked in this embedded tweet from American Experience.

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