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6 days ago · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Harry Truman's ascension to the presidency after Franklin Roosevelt's death was a rocky one, and it came at a pivotal time in the nation's history. Once a senator who ...
1 day ago · Harry S. Truman [b] (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1935 to 1945 and briefly as the 34th vice president in 1945 under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
6 days ago · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Harry Truman's ascension to the presidency after Franklin Roosevelt's death was a rocky one, and it came at a pivotal time in the nation's history. Once a senator who complained that the 32nd president treated him like “an office boy,” Truman left the White House in 1953 as one of the most accomplished presidents.
May 1, 2024 · President Franklin D. Roosevelt and President Harry Truman began different levels of American involvement in the three countries formerly referred to as Indochina. Explore their involvement in...
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1 day ago · Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), commonly known by his initials FDR, was an American statesman and politician who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He was a member of the Democratic Party and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms.
May 3, 2024 · July 17, 1945 - August 2, 1945. Location: Germany. Potsdam. Participants: Clement Attlee. Winston Churchill. Joseph Stalin. Harry S. Truman. Soviet Union. United Kingdom. United States. (Show more) Key People: Vyacheslav Molotov. On the Web: HistoryNet - Visiting Potsdam, Where World War II Ended and the Cold War Began (May 03, 2024) (Show more)
1 day ago · In one of the greatest election upsets in American history, [2] [3] [4] incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party candidates, becoming the third president to succeed to the presidency upon his predecessor's death and be elected to a full term. [c]
