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November 2, 1948: Truman Defeats Dewey

President Harry Truman smiling and holding up the Chicago Daily Tribune newspaper with the incorrect headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN.

Updated: November 1, 2023

#OTD20 — November 2, 1948: President Harry Truman defeats Thomas Dewey of New York in one of history’s most shocking political upsets.

Category: #OTD20, Blog

Tags: #OTD20, America in the 20th Century REDUX, Post-War Years, Truman