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Hace 2 días · In one of the greatest election upsets in American history, incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party candidates, becoming the third president to succeed to the presidency upon his predecessor's death and be elected to a full term.
25 de jun. de 2024 · U.S. Pres. Harry S. Truman celebrating his dramatic upset victory while holding a copy of the Chicago Tribune that erroneously announced his defeat by Republican candidate Thomas E. Dewey in the 1948 presidential election.
Hace 2 días · The three leading candidates for the Republican nomination - Senator Robert A. Taft from Ohio, Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg from Michigan, and District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey from New York - were all isolationists to varying degrees.
Hace 6 días · New York State Thruway Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway Map of New York with the Thruway mainline in red; other components of the Thruway system are in blue Route information Maintained by NYSTA Length 496.00 mi (798.23 km) Mainline only Existed June 24, 1954 (June 24, 1954) –present Component highways I-87 from The Bronx to Albany I-287 from Elmsford to Suffern I-90 from Albany to Ripley ...
Hace 3 días · Video: 'Thomas Dewey presidential candidacy acceptance speech 1944' (Wednesday, June 28, 1944, 9:13 p.m. CWT; during World War II) — Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York accepted the presidential nomination tonight at the 1944 Republican National Convention at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, pledging his countrymen “a lasting peace” when Germany and Japan have been taught by force to say ...
23 de jun. de 2024 · The Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway, built in the early 1950s, is one of the oldest components of the National Interstate Highway System and one of the longest toll roads in the nation. It set the standard for modern highway geometric design with safe roadway characteristics including smooth curves, wide medians and unobstructed ...
24 de jun. de 2024 · New York State Thruway Authority celebrates 70 years. Seventy years ago this week, then-Gov. Thomas Dewey cemented his legacy by opening the first tolled section of the New York State Thruway to traffic. Since then, the state Thruway Authority was created to fund the highway system and ensure its future. Applegreen, the new travel plaza ...
