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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Nov 3, 2021, 12:58 PM Nov 2021

On this date in 1964, for the first time in nearly a century, DC residents...voted.

On this date in 1964, for the first time in nearly a century, DC residents...voted.
Here we see 97-year-old John Harry, a lifelong Washingtonian, vote for the first time in his life. He hadn't skipped voting in past elections. There WERE NO PAST ELECTIONS in his adult lifetime.


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On this date in 1964, for the first time in nearly a century, DC residents...voted. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2021 OP
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