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January 5 – President Truman delivers the 1949 State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress, calling for the repeal of the Taft–Hartley Act, aid to farmers and implementation of civil rights laws, universal training, broader social security, education and prepaid medical insurance federal aid programs, and a million new housing ...
Truman's presidency was a turning point in foreign affairs, as the United States engaged in an internationalist foreign policy and renounced isolationism. During his first year in office, Truman approved the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and subsequently accepted the surrender of Japan, which marked the end of World War II.
Timeline of the Harry S. Truman presidency; John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) Timeline of the John F. Kennedy presidency. 1961; 1962; 1963; Lyndon B. Johnson (1963–1969)
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 ...
Harry S. Truman: 2,840 33rd • April 12, 1945 [h] – January 20, 1953: Succeeded to one partial term (3 years, 9 months, and 8 days), followed by one full term 16: Theodore Roosevelt: 2,728 26th • September 14, 1901 [h] – March 4, 1909: Succeeded to one partial term (3 years, 5 months, and 18 days), followed by one full term [i] 17 ...
In the midst of the bloody fighting on Okinawa, Truman received a direct warning that the planned two-phase invasion extending at minimum through the following year, 1946, could cost as many as ...
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine (AP) - Former President George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90th birthday Thursday. A list of the 10 longest-lived U.S. presidents, their age and the day they died, if applicable: 1.