Democratic presidential nominee and former Vice President Walter Mondale selects New York Congresswoman Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate for the 1984 Presidential Election. Ferraro, the daughter of an Italian immigrant, became the first woman running on a major presidential ticket.
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