Labels:text | font | screenshot | paper | letter | number OCR: CHRONOLOGY MAY 8, 1884 Bom Harry S. Truman, in Lamar, Missouri. 1918 Serves in France as captain (later major) in the U.S. Field Artillery. NOVEMBER 1934 Elected U.S. senator for the state of Missouri. NOVEMBER 7, 1944 Becomes vice president when FDR is re-elected to fourth term. APRIL 12, 1945 Becomes 33rd U.S. president when FDR dies in office. AUGUST 1945 Orders dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9). MARCH 22, 1947 Announces Truman Doctrine on containment of Communism. NOVEMBER 2, 1948 Elected for second term as president. JUNE 30, 1950 Authorizes U.S. troops to be sent to South Korea. DECEMBER 26, 1972 Dies in Kansas City, Missouri.
