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Truman is Elected into Office
Harry S Truman is sworn into office on April 12th 1945 when Franklin Rooselvelt dies. -
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Harry S. Truman's Presidency
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Truman Introduces the Fair Deal
Truman introduced the fair deal to congress which includes many social programs aimed to help the citizens of the United States -
Truman orders military seige of railroad strike
Railroad workers striked and walked offf of the job, and Truman ordered the military to seige the plant. -
Truman passes executive order 9981
Executive order 9981 officially desegregates the military -
Harry Truman Wins The 1948 Election
Harry Truman wins the election on his first run by himself -
Truman passes a Higher minimum Wage
Included in the fair deal, the minimum wage was almost doubled -
Truman increases social security benefits
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Truman introduces housing and financial aid
Housing and Financial aid were introduced in the fair deal that was passed by Truman -
Truman Passes The Denfensive Production Act
The Defensive Prodiction heavily regulates productions such as steel or mining -
1952 Steel Strike
When the steel worker's contracts expired on December 31, 1951, the workers went on a strike to start the new year. Truman then again used the military to seige the plant and get them back to work.
