Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Since Election Day is right around the corner, we're bringing you some interesting and fun historical facts that you can share while waiting in line to vote!
This week's episode reveals the reason why Election Day is on a Tuesday, how George Washington persuaded voters to elect him to Virginia's House of Burgesses in 1758, and an interesting way elections used to avoid voter rigging.
Register to vote:
votesaveamerica.com
Read more about Election Day:
history.com/news/why-do-we-vote-on-a-tuesday-in-november
constitutioncenter.org/blog/booze-on-election-day-was-an-american-tradition
history.org/foundation/journal/spring07/elections.cfm
mentalfloss.com/article/12901/why-are-elections-held-tuesdays
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Since Election Day is right around the corner, we're bringing you some interesting and fun historical facts that you can share while waiting in line to vote!
This week's episode reveals the reason why Election Day is on a Tuesday, how George Washington persuaded voters to elect him to Virginia's House of Burgesses in 1758, and an interesting way elections used to avoid voter rigging.
Register to vote:
votesaveamerica.com
Read more about Election Day:
history.com/news/why-do-we-vote-on-a-tuesday-in-november
constitutioncenter.org/blog/booze-on-election-day-was-an-american-tradition
history.org/foundation/journal/spring07/elections.cfm
mentalfloss.com/article/12901/why-are-elections-held-tuesdays
US 101 on Facebook: facebook.com/usahistory101
US 101 on Twitter: twitter.com/usahistory101
US 101 on Instagram: instagram.com/usahistory101
