Today in History 11/02 (Hughes H-4 Hercules)

Range: 2,983 miles
Maiden flight: Nov 02, 1947
Length: 219 feet
Wingspan: 320 feet
Passengers: 3
Retired: Apr 05, 1976

H-4 Hercules “Spruce Goose”
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(1947) Howard Hughes flies the ‘Spruce Goose’.
Also on this day,
1948 | President Harry Truman defeats Thomas Dewey
Also on this day,
1948 | President Harry Truman defeats Thomas Dewey
By a narrow margin, President Harry Truman wins an upset victory over Republican challenger Thomas Dewey, the governor of New York in the race for the US presidency. Truman’s win will be considered the greatest upset in the history of US presidential elections.1959 | Quiz show scandal as Charles Van Doren admits role in TV quiz show scandal
American intellectual Charles Van Doren confesses to a US House subcommittee that he’d been given answers prior to his appearances on TV’s game show ‘Twenty-One.’ During Van Doren’s so-called winning streak, he’d found fame, fortune, and made the cover of ‘Time.’1963 | Coup in Vietnam as a presidential assassination sends Vietnam into chaos
Ngo Dinh Diem had been president of South Vietnam since 1955 and enjoyed US support until his strong-armed tactics, particularly against Buddhists, soured the relationship, and now a US-backed coup has brought him down. Vietnam will erupt into civil war following his assassination.
Today in History 11/02/17

The corpse of Ngô Đình Diệm in the back of the APC, having been executed on the way to military headquarters
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