On This Day In 1845…

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

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On January 23, 1845, the United States Congress set the Tuesday after the First Monday in November to be the one and only day when Americans choose our president.

Why Tuesday? Click here to find out.

What do our presidential candidates think of the United States’ voting system today? 13 of 16 candidates have responded to the Why Tuesday? Candidate Challenge and told us. Check out their answers here.

- Jacob Soboroff

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