Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - Deember 26, 1972) 33rd President of the United States. Truman succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when Roosevelt died after months of declining health.
“Give ’em hell, Harry!”
• Nixie tubes invented. Nixies wee used as numeric displays in early digital voltmeters, multimeters, frequency counters and many other types of technical equipment • Breeder Reactor converts Uranium to Plutonium
Television World events
• Libya gains independence from Italy • King Abdullah of Jordan assassinated in Jersualem • Iran nationalizes oil fields • United Nations forces recapture Seoul during Korean War • Festival of Britain opens at the Royal Festival Hall • Largest oil refinery in Europe opens in Southhampton, UK
• I Love Lucy made its TV debut on CBS. The most-watched show n the U.S. in four of its six seasons, and was the first to end its run at the top of the ratings • The first baseball game is televised in color, a doubleheader between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves
U.S. news
• 22nd Amendment is ratified which limits U.S. presidential term of office to 8 years (two terms) • First nuclear bomb tests at Nevada test site • The Broker Commuter Train crashes in Woodbridge, NJ • President Harry S. Truman fires Gen. Douglas MacArthur as commander of United Nations Forces • The Great Flood of 1951 in the Midwest
Technology
• First oral contraceptive (the pill) invented • CBS presents the first commercial color telecast • Direct dial coast-tocoast telephone service begins
“Old soldiers never die they just fade away.” — Gen. MacArthur
18 May 1, 2013 THE MILITARY PRESS
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