2008 Death Margaret Truman, dies in Chicago, at 83 1984 Death Truman Capote, author (In Cold Blood), dies at 59 1982 Death Bess Truman, 1st lady (1945-53), dies in Independence, Mo at 97 1979 Event 3 Puerto Rican nationalists who attempted to kill Truman are freed 1977 Death Ralph Truman, actor (Henry V, Treasure Island), dies at 77 1974 Death Truman Bradley, TV host (Science Fiction Theater), dies at 69 1972 Death Harry Truman, 33rd U.S. President (1945-53), dies in Kansas City, Missouri at 88 1972 Death Harry S. Truman, American President 1966 Birthday Dan Truman, St. George Utah, singer, Diamond Rio-Meet in the Middle 1964 Birthday Laura Linney, born in New York City, New York, actress, film, theater, appeared in 'The Truman Show', 'Mystic River', 'The Nanny Diaries', 'Love Actually' 1959 Event 73rd U.S. Womens Tennis: Maria Fraser beats Christine Truman (61 64) 1957 Event Harry S. Truman Library forms in Independence, Missouri 1954 Event Harold Arlen/Truman Capotes musical premieres in New York City 1953 Event President Truman announces development of hydrogen bomb 1952 Event President Truman settles 53-day steel strike 1952 Event President Truman seizes steel mills to avert a strike 1951 Event President Harry S Truman formally ends state of war with Germany 1951 Event 1st transcontinental TV broadcast, by President Truman 1951 Event President Truman addresses opening of Japanese Peace Treaty Conference 1951 Event President Truman asked Congress to formally end state of war with Germany 1951 Event President Truman fires General Douglas McArthur 1950 Event Truman proclaims state of emergency against "Communist imperialism" 1950 Event U.S. President Truman threatens China with atom bomb 1950 Event U.S. President Truman proclaims emergency crisis caused by communist threat 1950 Event Puerto Rican nationalists try to kill President Truman at Blair House 1950 Death Griselio Torresola, attempted to assassinate President Truman, shot dead 1950 Event Collazo and Torresola attempt to kill Truman in Washington, D.C. 1950 Event President Truman orders army to seize control of RR to avert a strike 1950 Event President Truman gives military aid to Vietnamese regime Bao-Dai 1950 Event President Truman promises aid to Taiwan 1950 Event Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own constitution) 1950 Event North Koreans troop reach Seoul, United Nations asks members to aid South Korea, Truman orders Air Force and Navy into Korean conflict 1950 Event President Truman denies there are communists in U.S. government 1950 Event President Truman approves building of hydrogen bomb 1949 Event President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents 1949 Event President Truman signs Mutual Defense Assistance Act (for NATO) 1949 Event Truman announces evidence of U.S.S.R.'s 1st nuclear device detonation 1949 Event Truman signs bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral 1949 Event 1st inaugural parade televised (Harry Truman) 1949 Event President Truman announces his point 4 program 1949 Event President Harry S Truman labels his administration the "Fair Deal" 1948 Event Chicago Tribune reports: "Dewey beats Truman" 1948 Event Truman beats Dewey, confounding pollsters and newspapers 1948 Event President Truman re-elected in an upset over Republican Thomas Dewey 1948 Event President Truman dedicates Idlewild Field (Kennedy Airport), New York 1948 Event President Truman issues Executive Order No. 9981 directing "equality of treatment and opportunity" in armed forces 1948 Event President Truman nominated for another term 1948 Event Truman signs Displaced Persons Bill (205,000 Europeans to U.S.) 1948 Event Harry Truman signs Marshall Plan ($5B aid to 16 European countries) 1948 Event President Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program 1948 Event U.S. president Truman raises taxes for Marshall-plan 1947 Event 1st Presidential address televised from White House-HS Truman 1947 Event President Truman's daughter, Margaret's 1st public singing concert 1947 Event President Truman signs Presidential Succession Act 1947 Event Truman's veto of Taft-Hartley Act overridden by congress 1947 Event President Truman vetoes Taft-Hartley Act 1947 Event "Truman Doctrine" goes into effect, aiding Turkey and Greece 1947 Event President Truman signs executive order calling for loyalty 1947 Event President Truman signs Executive Order 9835 requiring all federal employees to have allegiance to the United States 1947 Event President Truman introduces Truman-doctrine to fight communism 1946 Event President Truman officially proclaims end of WW II 1946 Event President Truman creates Committee on Civil Rights by Executive Order 9808 1946 Event Harry Truman becomes 1st U.S. president to travel in a submerged sub 1946 Event President Truman ends wage/price freeze 1946 Event President Truman questions Great Britain Jews about Palestine 1946 Event President Truman establishes Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) 1946 Event President Truman orders desegregation of all U.S. forces 1946 Event President Truman seizes control of nation's railroads to delay a strike 1945 Event Truman announced atomic bomb secret shared with Britain and Canada 1945 Event President Truman ends Lend-Lease program 1945 Event President Harry S. Truman signs United Nations Charter 1945 Event Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman and Churchill 1945 Event President Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom 1945 Event Harry Truman sworn in as 33rd president 1945 Event President Truman appoints Irwin C. Mollison judge of U.S. Customs Court 1924 Birthday Truman Capote, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, author, In Cold Blood 1924 Birthday Margaret Truman, born in Missouri, singer, writer, only daughter of President Harry and Bess Truman 1919 Event Harry S Truman marries Elizabeth Virginia Wallace in Independence 1917 Birthday Jane Bowles, born in New York, New York, writer, playwright, wrote 'Two Serious Ladies', 'In The Summer House', works admired by Tennessee Williams, Truman Capote, John Ashbery 1905 Birthday Truman Bradley, Missouri, TV host, Science Fiction Theater 1902 Birthday Truman J. Hedding, U.S. Vice-Admiral, WW II 1900 Birthday Ralph Truman, born in London, England, actor, Web of Evidence 1885 Birthday Elizabeth Virginia "Bess" Truman, 1st lady, 1945-52 1884 Birthday Harry S Truman, Lamar Missouri, 33rd U.S. President, D, 1945-1953 1884 Birthday Harry S. Truman, American President 1824 Birthday Truman Seymour, Major General Union Army
