- Today is Wednesday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2009. There are 358 days left in the year.

 

Today's Highlight in History:

On Jan. 7, 1789, the first U.S. presidential election was held. Americans voted for electors who, a month later, chose George Washington to be the nation's first president.

 

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Thought for Today: "Whether women are better than men I cannot say , but I can say they are certainly no worse." _ Golda Meir, Israeli prime minister (1898-1978).