23-Jan: Today in History

January 23, 2007 · Filed Under todayinhistory

January 23, 1845 - The U.S. Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

WDTM? That every four years, there’s the potential for the week of my birthday to be ruined by Presidential elections. Even worse, every 28 years there’s the possibility that my birthday itself will be ruined by people going stupid in the election (like happened in 1976). Perhaps a better way to handle this would be for me to just choose the winner in 2032 — it could be America’s gift to me!
-ghp