HISTORY WAS MADE ON THIS DAY
"Dewey Defeats Truman" was an erroneous banner headline on
the front page of the early editions of the Chicago Daily Tribune
(later Chicago Tribune) on November 3, 1948, the day after
incumbent United States president Harry S. Truman won an
upset victory over his opponent, Governor Thomas E. Dewey
of New York, in the 1948 presidential election.
It was one of the greatest upsets in presidential election history
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Thomas Edmund Dewey (1902 – 1971)
JOKE OF THE DAY FROM THE RETRO BLOG
Former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., is calling on former President
George W. Bush (below) to endorse Vice President Kamala
Harris.
FIRST NBA GAME PLAYED ON THIS DAY
On November 1, 1946, the New York Knickerbockers beat
the Toronto Huskies in the first NBA game, 68-66.
The Knickerbockers were led by guard Leo Gottlieb, who
scored 14 points in the game played before 7,090 fans at
Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
Leo "Ace" Gottlieb (1920 – 1972)
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