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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884-December 26, 1972) 33rd Vice President of the United States
“I remember when I first came to Washington. For the first six months you wonder how the hell you ever got here. For the next six months you wonder how the hell the rest of them ever got here.” — Harry Truman
Vice President No Vice President in 1946. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd POTUS, died on April 12, 1945 of a cerebral hemorrhage. Truman, the Vice President in 1945, succeeded Roosevelt to the Presidency. Truman did not have a Vice President for the remainder of Roosevelt’s term from 1945 to 1949.
World news
• United Nations’ fi rst meeting in London, England • 30 million people are close to dying of starvation in China • Philippines gains independence after 48 years under U.S. rule • Juan Domingo Peron (his mistress is Evita) is elected president of Argentina • Twelve high-ranking Nazis are sentenced to death by the International War Crimes Tribunal in Nuremberg and hung on Oct. 18, 1946 • War Crimes Trials are held in Tokyo for those accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in WWII • The Mensa Society is created, the only qualification for member-
• AT&T announces fi rst car phones • The Vespa is born • The microwave oven is invented • Automated plants (by Henry Ford)
ship being an IQ in the top 98th percentile • William Joyce is hung for high treason.
Popular culture
U.S. news
• Five die in riot at Alcatraz • Tidal wave strikes Hawaii, caused by an earthquake in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska • A major undersea earthquake in Alaska measuring 7.4 magnitude in the north Pacific Ocean caused a tsunami that, by the time it reached Hawaii some 2,400 miles away, the waves reached 60 feet in
height. It hit the coastal areas of Hawaii causing more than 150 deaths • UNICEF is established on Dec. 11, 1946 • U.S. troops seize control of U.S. railroads during rail unions strike
Technology
• The U.S. tests the atomic bomb on Bikini Atoll
• The fi rst bikini goes on sale in Paris on July 5 • The fi rst Cannes Film Festival takes place • Tupperware sold in stores • Dean Martin’s musical career begins • BB King’s musical career begins • Frankie Laine records “That’s My Desire” • Bill Haley’s musical career begins as a member roof The Down Homers
Sports
• Philadelphia defeated Chicago 4-1 in the NBA Championship
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