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'''Harry S. Truman''' '''(May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972)''' was the Thirty-third President of the United States and it was on his decision that the first atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  

'''Harry S. Truman''' '''(May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972)''' was the thirty-third President of the United States and it was on his decision that the first atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  

He was born on May 8, 1884 in [[Lamar, Missouri]]. He lived there as a farmer for 12 years.  

He was born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, [[Missouri]]. He lived there as a farmer for 12 years.  

During [[World War I]] he went to [[France]] as a captain of artillery. He became Vice President for President [[Franklin Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] ("FDR") in 1944 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of FDR in 1945. Interestingly, Truman rarely met with Roosevelt during his tenure as Vice President <ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html</ref>.

During [[World War I]] he went to [[France]] as a captain of artillery. He became Vice President for President [[Franklin Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] ("FDR") in 1944 and succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of FDR in 1945. Interestingly, Truman rarely met with Roosevelt during his tenure as Vice President <ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html</ref>.