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Question 397: On the day after the 1948 Presidential election, the Chicago Tribune, one of the most respected newspapers in the United States, ran a front-page article declaring that which man had won the election? (Unfortunately for the Tribune, Harry Truman had actually beaten their 'winner' by over 2 million popular votes and 114 electoral votes.)
Author: SeleucusNicator - Category: Cold Storage
Difficulty: 4/5 - Zone: United States

  • Thomas Dewey
  • Strom Thurmond
  • Wendell Willkie
  • Alfred Landon

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