Subj : Today in History - 1789
To   : All
From : Dave Drum
Date : Sat Feb 04 2023 05:58:00

04 fEBRUARY 1789 - GEORGE WASHINGTON UNANIMOUSLY ELECTED FIRST U.S.
PRESIDENT: George Washington, the commander of the Continental Army
during the Revolutionary War, is unanimously elected the first president
of the United States by all 69 presidential electors who cast their
votes. John Adams of Massachusetts, who received 34 votes, was elected
vice president. The electors, who represented 10 of the 11 states that
had ratified the U.S. Constitution, were chosen by popular vote,
legislative appointment, or a combination of both four weeks before the
election.

According to Article Two of the U.S. Constitution, the states appointed
a number of presidential electors equal to the "number of Senators and
Representatives to which the state may be entitled in Congress." Each
elector voted for two people, at least one of whom did not live in their
state. The individual receiving the greatest number of votes was elected
president, and the next-in-line, vice president. (In 1804, this practice
was changed by the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, which ordered
separate ballots for the office of president and vice president.)

New York - though it was to be the seat of the new United States
government - failed to choose its eight presidential electors in time
for the vote on February 4, 1789. Two electors each from Virginia and
Maryland were delayed by weather and did not vote. In addition, North
Carolina and Rhode Island, which would have had seven and three electors
respectively, had not ratified the Constitution and so could not vote.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: George Washington Pie
 Categories: Pies, Pastry, Fruits, Nuts, Cheese
      Yield: 6 servings
 
      2 c  Graham cracker crumbs
    1/2 c  Melted butter
      8 oz Cream cheese; soften
      1 c  Powdered sugar
      1 c  Chopped walnuts or pecans
      2 c  Cool whip
     21 oz Can cherry pie filling
 
  Mix the melted butter with the graham crackers and press
  into a 8" x 8" dish.
  
  Bake for 8 minutes in a 350°F/175°C oven. Cool
  
  Cream the cream cheese and powdered sugar and spread
  over the cooled crust, sprinkle with chopped nuts and
  spread the cool whip over this and chill for about an
  hour. Spread the cherry pie filling over the cool whip.
  Keep refrigerated.
  
  Will keep several days in the refrigerator.
  
  RECIPE FROM: http://recipeofhealth.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
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