Harry S. Truman was born on 8 May 1884 in Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site. An American Democratic politician from Missouri, Truman served as a senator and as vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt before becoming the 33rd president on Roosevelt's death in April 1945. He took the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan, and his administration launched the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan to contain communism and rebuild Europe, helped to found NATO and organised the Berlin Airlift. He ordered the desegregation of the armed forces and sent American forces to the Korean War. He won a surprise victory in the 1948 election against Thomas Dewey, and chose not to run in 1952.
Before and after
- from 1884 to 1920German colonial empire
- 6 January 1884Death of Gregor Mendel
- from 13 March 1884 to 26 January 1885Siege of Khartoum
- 24 March 1884Birth of Peter Debye
- 8 May 1884Birth of Harry S. Truman
- 12 July 1884Birth of Amedeo Modigliani
- from August 1884 to April 1885Sino-French War
- 17 September 1884Discovery of 14P/Wolf
- 24 September 1884Birth of İsmet İnönü
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 18 June 1812 to 18 February 1815War of 1812
- from October 1853 to February 1856Crimean War
- from 19 July 1870 to 28 January 1871Franco-Prussian War
- from 1885 to 1914Scramble for Africa
- from 25 April 1898 to 11 August 1898Spanish–American War
- from 8 February 1904 to 5 September 1905Russo-Japanese War
The era
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