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Vice president to Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the time, Harry S. Truman was sworn in as president after FDR's sudden death.
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V.E Day
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Harry S. Truman witnesses the signing of the United Nations Charter.
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Harry S. Truman has an atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Harry S.Truman drops a second bomb on Japan in the city of Nagasaki
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The Japanese surrender ending World War II
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The Truman Doctrine was a policy set forth by U.S. President Harry S Truman on March 12, 1947 stating that the U.S. would support Greece and Turkey with economic and military aid to prevent their falling into the Soviet sphere.
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North Korea invade South Korea
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communist forces from North Korea invaded South Korea so Truman decided to help them out.
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Haryy S. Truman resigns as president.
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