Harry S. Truman – Biography, Presidency, History & Death
Harry S. Truman (Lamar, 8 of May of 1884 - Kansas City, 26 of December of 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States. The last mate running of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, Truman became president on 12 April 1945 after the death of Roosevelt. In his presidency, the USA ended World War II; tension with the Soviet Union grew after the conflict, starting the Cold War.Harry S. Truman was born in Missouri, spending most of his childhood on the family farm. During the First World War, he served in France with the National Guard as an artillery officer. After the war, Truman owned a haberdashery before joining the Democratic Party.His first public post was that of a county officer, and in 1934 he was elected United States Senator. He gained national prominence when he headed the ...