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1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1973rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 973rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 73rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1970s decade.
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The president of the United States is elected every four years by way of the electoral college, a system devised by the creators of the Constitution that today requires a candidate to secure at least 270 electoral votes from the states to win. That means the history of presidential elections is one best told through maps.
On February 4, 1789, George Washington was unanimously chosen to be the first president of the United States.
In December 1792, electors from 15 states voted George Washington to his second term as president.
Incumbent John Adams once again ran against Thomas Jefferson in 1800. Electoral voters tied, which meant that the House of Representatives would decide the election; it chose Jefferson.
After Thomas Jefferson chose not to run for a third term, his fellow Democratic-Republican James Madison defeated Charles Cotesworth Pinckney in 1808.
James Monroe had no opponents in 1820; he was thus elected to a second term.
Although Andrew Jackson received the most electoral votes in 1824, John Quincy Adams was chosen president by the House of Representatives.
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Historical Timeline. View the electoral map for any prior presidential election. Click or tap any of the maps for a more detailed narrative of that election and a link to an interactive version where you can change history. For a different perspective, look at the same since maps, which track the current single party voting streak for each state.
Through 2020, there have been 59 presidential elections. This page links to the results of those historical elections, including a larger map, results and synopsis of the race. An interactive version of each map is also available, letting you change history.
November 7 – The Congress of the United States overrides President Richard Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
Jul 29, 2003 · Nixon's 80% average largely resulted from the fact that only one rating was taken during his second turbulent term -- a 56% favorable and 41% unfavorable rating in August 1973, a year before he...
The 1972 United States presidential election was the 47th quadrennial presidential election held on Tuesday, November 7, 1972. Incumbent Republican president Richard Nixon defeated Democratic U.S. senator George McGovern in a landslide victory. With 60.7% of the popular vote, Richard Nixon won the largest share of the popular vote for the ...
