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1796 - John Adams was elected the 2nd U.S. President.
November 3,
1948
Newspaper mistakenly declares Dewey president
On this day in 1948, the Chicago Tribune
jumps the gun and mistakenly declares New York Governor Thomas Dewey
the winner of his presidential race with incumbent Harry S. Truman in a
front-page headline: "Dewey Defeats Truman."
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=51994
November 3,
1964
D.C. residents cast first presidential votes
On
this day in 1964, residents of the District of Columbia cast their
ballots in a presidential election for the first time. The passage of
the 23rd Amendment in 1961 gave citizens of the nation's capital the
right to vote for a commander in chief and vice president. They went on
to help Democrat Lyndon Johnson defeat Republican Barry Goldwater in
1964, the next presidential election.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=VideoArticle&id=52080
November 3,
1964
Johnson defeats Goldwater for presidency
In
one of the most crushing victories in the history of U.S. presidential
elections, incumbent Lyndon Baines Johnson defeats Republican
challenger Barry Goldwater, Sr. With over 60 percent of the popular
vote, Johnson turned back the conservative senator from Arizona to
secure his first full term in office after succeeding to the presidency
after the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November 1963.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=2473
November 3,
1986
Iran arms sales revealed
The Lebanese magazine Ash Shiraa
reports that the United States has been secretly selling arms to Iran
in an effort to secure the release of seven American hostages held by
pro-Iranian groups in Lebanon. The revelation, confirmed by U.S.
intelligence sources on November 6, came as a shock to officials
outside President Ronald Reagan's inner circle and went against the
stated policy of the administration. In addition to violating the U.S.
arms embargo against Iran, the arms sales contradicted President
Reagan's vow never to negotiate with terrorists.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7070