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Jan. 23 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1789, Georgetown College was founded in Georgetown, Md., which later would be part of the District of Columbia. Advertisement In 1845, the U.S. Congress decided that all national elections would take place on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. In 1849, Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in U.S. history to receive a medical degree. In 1912, the Standard Oil Company of New York was fined $55,000 for violating the Elkins Act in accepting rebates from the New York Central and Pennsylvania railroads during 1904 and 1905. In...
