33rd President Harry S. Truman is born in Lamar, Missouri. Truman became an artillery officer in World War I, commanding an American battery in France. Truman later got involved in Missouri politics, which led him to the United States Senate. He became president following the death of President Roosevelt in 1945 and authorized the atomic bombings of Japan, the containment policy towards the Soviet Union, and the desegregation of the American armed forces.
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