This Day In History

February 11 – Elbridge Gerry “Gerrymanders” and Sheryl Crow is Born


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On this episode of This Day In History, Tony and Armand discuss the gerrymandering of Massachusettes Governor, Elbridge Gerry. On this day in 1812, Gerry gets accused of getting a little too creative with is redrawing of the Essex South state senatorial district for the legislature of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The term gerrymandering was not used to describe this redrawing until 26 March...
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