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Jan 8 — Washington’s State of the Union Address, first

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On January 8, 1790, George Washington delivered the first State of the Union address in New York, New York. 

In 1835, on this date, the United States federal government achieved a zero debt for the first and only time.

In 1867, African-​American men were first allowed to vote in Washington, D.C.

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