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| − | Harry S. Truman was born on May 8 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. He lived there as a farmer for 12 years. During World War I he went to France as a Captian of artillery. Then in 1945 he was elected President of the United States of America (USA) | + | Harry S. Truman was born on May 8 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. He lived there as a farmer for 12 years. During World War I he went to France as a Captian of artillery. Then in 1945 he was elected President of the United States of America (USA) |
| − | successor of Franklin Roosvelt | + | successor of Franklin Roosvelt during World War II. His decsisions were the beginning of the end for Japanese power in World War II as he dropped two a-bombs on Japan, one on Hiroshima and the other on Nagasaki. During his Presidancy German troops surrendered, Japanese troops surrendered, and he commanded troops in Korea. He retired at the end of his eight year term. He died on December 26, 1972. |
Revision as of 21:24, January 14, 2007
Harry S. Truman was born on May 8 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. He lived there as a farmer for 12 years. During World War I he went to France as a Captian of artillery. Then in 1945 he was elected President of the United States of America (USA)
successor of Franklin Roosvelt during World War II. His decsisions were the beginning of the end for Japanese power in World War II as he dropped two a-bombs on Japan, one on Hiroshima and the other on Nagasaki. During his Presidancy German troops surrendered, Japanese troops surrendered, and he commanded troops in Korea. He retired at the end of his eight year term. He died on December 26, 1972.