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Harry Truman was born on May 8th, 1884
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In January, Harry becomes seriously ill with diphtheria and is forced to drop out of the second grade at the Noland School. After starting to recover, he suffered a relapse and became paralyzed for a few months. His parents pushed him around in a baby carriage or laid him on the floor with a book to read.
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Harry Truman graduates from high school.
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Harry Truman joins the army as a part of the 129th artillery regiment.
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Harry Truman and Bess Wallace are married at Trinity Episcopal in Independence, Missouri.
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Truman is appointed major in Field Artillery, Officers Reserve Corps.
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With the endorsement of county democratic party leader T. J. Pendergast, Truman wins the election as an eastern judge on the Jackson County Court.
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Harry and Bess have a daughter named Margaret.
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Truman is elected presiding judge of the Jackson County Court.
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Truman retains his U.S. Senate seat. It is considered a turning point in his political career.
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Truman is nominated for the office of Vice President at the democratic national convention in Chicago
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President Roosevelt dies in the office making Truman the 33rd President of The United States.
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Harry Truman meets with Joeseph Stalin and Winston Churchill to discuss the treatment of Germany
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Truman announces the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
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Truman announces the end of the war with Japan at a press conference.
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Truman requests (and in May receives) an appropriation of $400 million before a joint session of Congress to fight the spread of communism in Greece and Turkey, this is known as the Truman Doctrine
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Truman signs a peace treaty ratification with Italy, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.
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Truman is reelected to a second term despite being predicted and said to lose.
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Truman signs the National Security Act Amendment, establishing a unified Department of Defense.
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Harry Truman dies at the age of 88
