This Day in History: First U.S. Presidential Election Held

On this day in 1789, America's first presidential election is held. Voters cast ballots to choose state electors.

 Only white men who owned property were allowed to vote. As expected, George Washington won the election—John Adams came in second and became the first vice president  and was sworn into office on April 30, 1789.  Here is how Washington’s swearing in in was depicted in the HBO mini-series “John Adams”