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Events on Tuesday 2 November 1948 2
1948Communists win the Liaoshen Campaign in ManchuriaDecisive victory shifts the Chinese Civil War in the communists' favorThe People's Liberation Army defeated Nationalist forces in Manchuria in the Liaoshen Campaign, fought from September 12 to November 2, 1948. The victory gave the communists control of a major industrial region and effectively destroyed the Nationalists' best armies. It marked a turning point after which communist victory in the civil war became increasingly likely.
1948Truman wins upset victory in US presidential election"Dewey Defeats Truman" headline becomes an iconic errorHarry Truman defeated the heavily favored Thomas Dewey in the US presidential election of November 2, 1948, in one of the greatest upsets in American political history. The Chicago Tribune famously printed the erroneous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" before final results were in. Truman's win confirmed a fourth consecutive term for the Democratic Party.