February 4, 2008
On this date in 1789, George Washington was unanimously elected as President of the United States by the electoral college, even though Al Gore had decisively won the popular vote. Oh, 2000 election jokes! How I've missed you! GO VOTE TOMORROW.
On this date in 1793, George Washington was unanimously elected to a second term of office by the electoral college, but later inspection showed that the steam-powered voting machines ("Boldly Died Machines Shall Count Your Votes With Aplomb!") in the Ohio territory (shh, go with it) had registered 12 votes for Washington, even though there were only 9 eligible voters in "the Ohio territory" in 1793! Oh, 2004 election jokes! How I've missed you! GO VOTE TOMORROW.
And finally, on this date in 1998, while traveling in Belgium Bill Gates was hit in the face with a cream pie. Umm... GO VOTE TOMORROW.
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On this date in 1793, George Washington was unanimously elected to a second term of office by the electoral college, but later inspection showed that the steam-powered voting machines ("Boldly Died Machines Shall Count Your Votes With Aplomb!") in the Ohio territory (shh, go with it) had registered 12 votes for Washington, even though there were only 9 eligible voters in "the Ohio territory" in 1793! Oh, 2004 election jokes! How I've missed you! GO VOTE TOMORROW.
And finally, on this date in 1998, while traveling in Belgium Bill Gates was hit in the face with a cream pie. Umm... GO VOTE TOMORROW.
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Unless you live someplace weird, like "England" or "Australia" or "Washington DC" or some other made-up place. In which case: GO VOTE... SOMEDAY.
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