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Franklin Roosevelt dies
Franklin Roosevelt's health was declining, so he went to the "Little White House" to get two weeks of a spa treatment. Then, he experienced a cerebral hemorrhage, which ended his life just a few minutes later. This left Harry Truman as president. -
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Harry S. Truman Presidency
A timeline of important challenges and achievements that occured in Truman's presidency. -
Truman signs Empployment Act
In February of 1946, Harry Truman signed the Employment Act. The Employment Act is a federal law that asked for a maintain in a high employment level of labor and price stability. This resulted in the Council of Economic Advisors. -
Henry Wallace criticizes US Foreign Policy in a speech in NYC
Wallace, a very stubborn and challenging Secretary of Commerce, spoke in NYC. IN his speech, he said the US had just as nich in common with Imperialistic England than Communist Russia. This led to Truman asking Wallace to resign his position. -
Truman addresses the NAACP
Truman addresses the NAACP, the first president to address the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. This is a Civil Rights organization for the minor ethnics of America. This was formed in 1909. -
Truman asks for/recieves Wallace's resignation .
After Wallace's speech in NYC, Truman decided Henry was not the man for the Vice Presidency, so he asked Wallace to resign. Wallace did resign, and he was 82 days away from the 33rd presidency. -
Truman campaigns for presidency throughout the nation.
In 1948, Truman campaigned for re-election. He had to work very hard to achieve this difficult accomplishment. Alao, since the republicans took over the Senate and House of Representatives, his chances were not looking great. Hoever, he pulled out the win andw as re-elected President of the United States on November 2, 1948. -
Truman signs the Social Security amendments in 1950
In 1950, Truman signs the Social Security amendments that extended coverage under the old age/survivors to 10 million individuals. This also improved the retirement test, made elegibility conditions more clear, and raised wage credit amounts. This was an essential part of the evolvement of the disability insurances. -
Truman seizes Steel Mills in attempts to prevent a strike by steel workers.
The 1952 Steel Strike was a strike that was stopped by Truman who nationalized the American steel industry hours before the workers actually went on strike. This caused lots of problems within his presidency. This action is a controversial topic, and it is debated whether this was a right or wrong decision. -
Truman seizes control of the Steel Industry
Truman seizes control of the Steel Industry after quite the controversy. Only 43% of americans voted the action wrong, so two months later, it went to the Supreme Court. This ended in a 6 to 3 count, and Truman's seize of the Steel Industry was declared unconstitutional. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected president, Truman leaves White House.
In 1952, Eisenhower ended the Democrat-streak by winning the 1952 election by a mile. This, obviously, led to Truman leaving office on January 20, 1953.
