Home Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture Money Videos
Harry S. Truman
Table of Contents
Quotes References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images & Videos
Harry S. Truman
Consider President Truman's reasoning for using atomic bombs against Japan and issuing the Truman Doctrine
key events in Harry S. Truman's life Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference
Deciding Germany's future: The Potsdam Conference
Witness Douglas MacArthur offering surrender terms to imperial Japan aboard the battleship USS Missouri
Harry S. Truman campaign button North Atlantic Treaty Organization; NATO; Truman, Harry S.
For Students
Germany invades Poland, September 1, 1939, using 45 German divisions and aerial attack. By September 20, only Warsaw held out, but final surrender came on September 29.
Pop Quiz: 17 Things to Know About World War II
Harry S. Truman summary
Quizzes
Washington Monument. Washington Monument and fireworks, Washington DC. The Monument was built as an obelisk near the west end of the National Mall to commemorate the first U.S. president, General George Washington.
All-American History Quiz
South portico of the White House, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Presidents Facts
American infantry streaming through the captured town of Varennes, France, 1918.This place fell into the hands of the Americans on the first day of the Franco-American assault upon the Argonne-Champagne line. (World War I)
World War I Quiz
The original copy of the constitution of the United States; housed in the National Archives, Washington, D.C.
American History and Politics Quiz
Richard M. Nixon. Richard Nixon during a 1968 campaign stop. President Nixon
U.S. Presidential Nicknames
Related Questions
Read Next
Gerald R. Ford playing golf during a working vacation on Mackinac Island in Michigan, July 13, 1975. Gerald Ford.
9 U.S. Presidents with the Most Vetoes
Korean War - U.S. Marines watch explosions of bombs dropped by Marine Vought F4U Corsair fighter bomber planes during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Korea, in December 1950. soldiers
Korean War Timeline
Close up of a hand placing a ballot in a ballot box. Election vote voter voting
Have Any U.S. Presidents Decided Not to Run For a Second Term?
Portrait of American President Gerald Ford dressed in a blue, pin-striped suit as he stands with his arms crossed, taken during his first month in office, August 1974. First official portrait of President Gerald R. Ford.
5 Wacky Facts about the Births and Deaths of U.S. Presidents
Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Discover
Still from the film Deliverance, 1919. The story of Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan. View shows Keller in the cockpit/front seat of an airplane.
How Did Helen Keller Fly a Plane?
Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
Vietnam War. U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson awards the Distinguished Service Cross to First Lieutenant Marty A. Hammer, during a visit to military personnel, Cam Ranh Bay, South Vietnam, October 26, 1966. President Johnson
Vietnam War Timeline
solar eclipse, sun, moon, astronomy, space
How Do You Tell the Difference Between Total, Annular, Solar, and Lunar Eclipses?
Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).
9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler
Black widow spider
9 of the World’s Deadliest Spiders
United States Electoral College votes by state
How Many Electoral College Votes Does Each U.S. State Have?

The table provides a list of cabinet members in the administration of President Harry S. Truman. ...(100 of 2318 words)

Access the full article
Help support true facts by becoming a member.