The story
President Truman gave his famous speech waving the 'Dewey Defeats Truman' headline here, and from the 1950s to 1970s it rivaled Madison Square Garden as North America's most famous wrestling arena.
Everything that was here
- 1934–1992
Kiel AuditoriumArena / Convention Center
President Truman gave his famous speech waving the 'Dewey Defeats Truman' headline here, and from the 1950s to 1970s it rivaled Madison Square Garden as North America's most famous wrestling arena.
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