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This was the Chicago Daily Tribune headline on November 3, 1948 following the 1948 Presidential Election in the United States. Thomas E. Dewey, New York Governor, was heavily favored and Harry S. Truman's win was considered a major upset. Truman had a lot of fun displaying this front page on the train trip from his home in Independence, Missouri to Washington, D.C.

Truman was staying at the Elms Hotel and Spa in Excelsior Springs, Missouri the night of the election. That is where I took this picture during a job related meeting being held there. Pictured is Dr. Niel Johnson, a Truman impersonator. This will be my entry into the current History contest.