On December 1, 1824, the presidential election did something that hasn’t happened since–it was turned over the House of Representatives to choose the president after no one achieved a majority in the Electoral College. That year’s race involved four major candidates: John Quincy Adams,…
Read MoreOn July 24, 1824, The Harrisburg Pennsylvanian, a local newspaper from the capital of Pennsylvania, changed poltical reporting forever. The newspaper conducted a survey in Wilmington, Delaware, asking their opinions on the presidential election due that November. That year, President James Monroe decided to retire,…
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