Harry S. Truman
Published on Dec 12, 2015
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Family
Father- John Anderson Truman
Mother- Martha Ellen Truman
Siblings- He was the first of three. He had one brother, Vivian Truman and one sister, Mary Jane Truman.
Wife- Elizabeth Virginia Wallace.
He had one daughter, Margret Truman.l
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Childhood
Grew up on a farm in Independence, Missouri. Truman attended his local public schools. Surprisingly, Truman didn't attend college.
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Jobs
Truman's job through school was working on his family's farm. When he finished school, he went into the military. He was captain of field artillery in France during WWI. When he finished his military career, he ran for senator for Missouri. After his term finished he ran for Vice President with FDR. He was then sworn into office after FDR died.
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Event
He was the president during WWII. Truman ordered the dropping of the first and second atomic after Japan refused to surrender. The bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, killing over 250,000 people.
Significance of the event
The bomb killed over 250,000 Japanese, and caused millions of dollars in destruction. The bombs caused Japan to surrender, which officially ended WWII.
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What happened during the event?
On August 6th, 1945 a plane called the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb called little boy onto Hiroshima, Japan. Which immediately vaporized 70,000 people, and caused massive destruction. Three days later another atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, which immediately vaporized 80,000 people.
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Interesting facts
Harry Truman pulled off a major upset against Dewey to be re-elected. He was named after his uncle. He was only Vice President for 81 days.
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Quote
"America was built on courage, immigration, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand". -Harry S. Truman.
I think this quote means that America was built by people of all races, and that they worked their butts off to create their perfect county.
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Death
Harry S. Truman died December 26, 1972.
He died in Kansas City, Missouri. He died of organ failure.
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