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November 8 – 1988 United States presidential election: George H. W. Bush is elected as 41st president of the United States over Democratic opponent, Michael Dukakis. November 10 – The United States Air Force acknowledges the existence of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk in a Pentagon press conference.
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