Nov 2, 1948: Truman defeats Dewey

 In the greatest upset in presidential election history, Democratic incumbent Harry S. Truman defeats his Republican challenger, Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, by just over two million popular votes. In the days preceding the vote, political analysts and polls were so behind Dewey that on election night, long before all the votes were counted, the Chicago Tribune published an early edition with the banner headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN."

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7th grade- Students turned in their Personalities/Historical Places Project, took a map pretest over 6 western states (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Montana).  We also continued discussing Ch2 section 1 until time ran out in class.

6th grade- Students shared their sketches of a building in the United States that they thought was a symbol of America.  When finished we started discussing Ch2 Section 1 more in depth until class ran out.

8th grade- Students took Chapter 2 Assessment online, had choice time when finished.

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