Today in History: November 2, Truman defeats Dewey

Today is Saturday, Nov. 2, the 307th time of 2024. There are 59 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Nov. 2, 1948, successful 1 of the astir unexpected results successful U.S. predetermination history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman won the statesmanlike predetermination against the heavy favored Republican politician of New York, Thomas E. Dewey.

Also connected this date:

In 1783, Gen. George Washington issued his Farewell Address to the Army.

In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln relieved Maj. Gen. John C. Fremont of his bid of the Army’s Western Department, pursuing Fremont’s unauthorized efforts to emancipate slaves successful Missouri.

In 1947, Howard Hughes piloted his Hughes H-4 Hercules, nicknamed the ‘Spruce Goose,’ connected its 1 and lone flight; a monolithic woody seaplane with a wingspan longer than a shot field, it remained airborne for 26 seconds.

In 1959, Charles Van Doren testified to a Congressional committee that helium had conspired with tv producers to cheat connected the tv quiz amusement ‘Twenty-One.’

In 1976, erstwhile Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter became the archetypal campaigner from the Deep South to beryllium elected president since the Civil War arsenic helium defeated incumbent Gerald R. Ford.

In 2000, American astronaut Bill Shepherd and 2 Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev, became the archetypal unit to reside onboard the International Space Station; they spent a full of 136 days successful the International Space Station earlier returning to Earth connected Space Shuttle Discovery.

In 2003, successful Iraq, insurgents changeable down a Chinook chopper carrying dozens of U.S. soldiers, sidesplitting 16.

In 2004, President George W. Bush was elected to a 2nd term, defeating Sen. John Kerry, and Republicans strengthened their power of Congress.

In 2007, British assemblage pupil Meredith Kercher, 21, was recovered slain successful her chamber successful Perugia, Italy; her roommate, American Amanda Knox and Knox’s Italian boyfriend, Raffaele Sollecito, were convicted of sidesplitting Kercher, but some were aboriginal exonerated.

In 2016, ending a title drought that had lasted since 1908, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, defeating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 successful other innings.

In 2021, the Atlanta Braves won their archetypal World Series title since 1995, defeating the Houston Astros successful Game 6.

Today’s Birthdays:

• Tennis Hall of Famer Ken Rosewall is 90.
• Political commentator Pat Buchanan is 86.
• Olympic golden medal wrestler Bruce Baumgartner is 65.
• Singer-songwriter k.d. lang is 63.
• Playwright Lynn Nottage is 60.
• Actor David Schwimmer is 58.
• Jazz vocalist Kurt Elling is 57.
• Rapper Nelly is 50.
• Film manager Jon Chu is 45.
• TV property Karamo Brown (“Queer Eye”) is 44.
• NFL backmost Jordan Love is 26.