th Today in 1775,at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, George Washington was named Supreme Commander. Also? Paper currencywas issued for the first time. Today in 1869,a golden spike was driven at Promontory, Utah, marking the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in the United States. Today in 1872,Victoria Woodhull became the first woman nominated for the U.S. Presidency. She was chosen for the ballot by the National Woman Suffrage Association in New York City. Of course, Woodhull was not elected; nor has any woman ever been elected to the office of U.S. President (yet). The closest any woman has come to the top seat of the nation since Victoria Woodhull was Geraldine Ferraro who was on the Democratic party slate as the Vice-Presidential candidate in 1984.