TODAY IN HISTORY

November 2

1889:North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively.

1947:Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose on its first and only flight.

1948:Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey to the surprise of pollsters and newspapers, in the greatest presidential upset in history.

1959:Twenty-One game show contestant Charles Van Doren admitted that he had been given questions and answers in advance.

1976:Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford, becoming the first U.S. president from the deep South since the Civil War.