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Jacob Strutton Macbay B4. A Little Info. 33 rd President of the United States (1945-1953) Born May 8, 1884 Nickname : “Give ‘ Em Hell Harry” Married to Elizabeth “Bess” Virginia Wallace Had one daughter Mary Margret. Fact 1. Truman loved to play cards, horseshoes, and the piano.
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Jacob Strutton Macbay B4
A Little Info • 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953) • Born May 8, 1884 • Nickname : “Give ‘Em Hell Harry” • Married to Elizabeth “Bess” Virginia Wallace • Had one daughter Mary Margret
Fact 1 • Truman loved to play cards, horseshoes, and the piano.
Fact 2 • In his first six months as President Truman brought an end to World War II, which included dropping two atomic bombs on Japan.
Fact 3 • In 1948, the newspapers had already declared his opponent the winner, when in fact, Truman had won the election.
Fact 4 • Truman had 2 dogs Feller 'the unwanted dog‘ and Mike, an Irish setter
Fact 5 • A famous quote of his is "I'm going to fight hard. I'm going to give them hell."
Fact 6 • At 60 years old, he was the oldest vice president to succeed to the presidency.
Fact 7 • Truman was straight-talking, and took on great responsibilities without complaint. A sign on his desk read "The Buck Stops Here".
Fact 8 • The “S” in Harry S Truman doesn’t stand for anything.
Fact 9 • Truman was one of the 5 presidents who were left handed
Fact 10 • Harry S. Truman was the only president in this century who didn't have a college education.
References • http://www.stephencarr.com/facts.html • http://www.theheroesclub.org/harry_s_truman.php • http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312172/truman.html • http://www.apples4theteacher.com/holidays/presidents-day/harry-truman/facts.html • http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,326316,00.html