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FDR proclaims an unlimited national emergency, 1941
President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces a state of unlimited national emergency in response to Nazi Germany's threats of world domination on this day in…
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1792 Election
As in 1789, persuading George Washington to run was the major difficulty in selecting a president in 1792.
Did You Know?
Candidates: Barack Obama and Joseph Biden (Democrat), John McCain and Sarah Palin (Republican)
The Winner: Barack Obama
Popular Vote: 69,297,997 (Obama) to 59,597,520 (McCain)
Electoral College: 365 (Obama) to 173 (McCain)
In this historic election, Barack Obama became the first African-American to become president.
With the Obama/Biden win, Biden became the first-ever Roman Catholic vice president.
Had the McCain/Palin ticket won, John McCain would have been the oldest president in history, and Sarah Palin would have been the first woman vice president.
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