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Father
His father was John Anderson Truman and was born in 1851. He died in 1914. -
Mother
His mother was Martha Ellen Young Truman. He and his mother were very close all the way until her death in 1947. -
Religion
He and his family were Baptist. -
Birth
He was born in Lamar, Missouri. -
Childhood
He had poor eyesight which wouldn't allow him to play sports. He was a reader and he enjoyed music. He a pretty good piano player. -
Education
He went to school all the way to high school. He went to law school but did not earn a degree. His bad eyesight stopped him from going to West Point. -
Jobs before President.
He was a farmer, haberdasher, judge, senator and vice president. -
Military service
He joined the army in 1917. He an artillery captain until he left in May 1919. -
Marriage
He married his childhood sweetheart Bess Wallace. -
His wife
His wife was Bess Wallace she was his childhood sweetheart. He had proposed before but was turned down. Her parents were rich and did not want her to marry Truman because he wasn't rich. -
Judge on Jackson County court
He was elected due to the endorsement of T.J Pendergast. -
Child
Truman had one kid. A daughter named Margaret or Mary Truman. She was born on February 17, 1924. -
Vice President
He was nominated for Vice president at the DNC in Chicago. -
President
Truman was sworn in as president after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. -
Dropping the bomb
On Aug 6 1945 Truman authorized dropping a nuke of Hiroshima and a few days later did the same for Nagasaki. It ended the war. -
Marshal plan
In 1948 Truman signed the foreign assistance act to help Europe rebuild after WW2. -
Reelection
Truman won the reelection and in his inaugural address called for helping the underprivileged people. -
National security act
Truman signed this bill which established a unified Department of Defense. -
End of presidency
Eisenhower was elected president and Truman attended the inauguration and then returned to Missouri. -
Harry S Truman library
Truman funded the creation of the Harry S Truman library. -
Daughter marriage
His daughter marries E Clifton Daniel Jr. -
Dedication of his library
Truman attends the dedication of his library. -
His memoirs
Truman publishes his post presidential memoirs Mr. Citizen. -
JFK
Truman travels the country showing support for JFK. -
Truman statue
On this day a statue of Truman was unveiled in Athens Greece. -
Kennedy's funeral
Truman attend the funeral and met up with Eisenhower in what was called a reconciliation of the two political rivals. -
Senate
Truman is the first former president to give a speech in the senate. -
Medicare
When LBJ signed the Medicare act Truman and his wife received card number one and two -
Last speech
Truman makes his last speech at the 4th of July celebrations at the Truman library. -
Death
He died of natural causes at age 88 and was buried in Independence Missouri
