# Truman
Dramatic Assassination Plots from History and Their Outcomes
Assassination and the risk thereof are an occupational hazard for the prominent, the powerful, or just the plain famous and popular. The murder of such people can have an outsized impact, sometimes…
The Death Row Baseball Team and Other Odd Episodes in History
Every now and then, just about everybody could do with a little bit of extra motivation and added incentive to…
Policies and Programs that Molded Society
American liberalism is a descendant of the new ideas and thinking which emerged in the Age of Enlightenment, in which…
20 Fascinating Cold War Events and Vignettes
Mankind is lucky to have survived the Cold War, during which the Soviet and American blocs armed themselves with tens…
A U.S. President’s Administration Infected People with a Deadly Disease and Killed Dozens
Between 1946 and 1948, scientists from the United States were responsible for the deaths of 83 people who were the…
An Uncertain Future: 8 Facts About the Korean War and its Continuing Impact on the World
The Korean War began when North Korea invaded South Korea with the intention of taking over the country. Over the…
This Day in History: The Marshall Plan Is Approved (1948)
It is no surprise that Europe was in shambles at the end of World War II. The total number of casualties…
‘Men Of Good Quality’: Six Most Influential Presidents in U.S. History
In July 2012, the United States will have been independent for 246 years. In that time, there have been 46…
This Day In History: Truman Announces America’s Plan To Develop the H-Bomb
On this day in 1950, the U.S. President Harry S. Truman publicly announces that his administration was committed to developing…
This Day In History: Truman Warns of The Threat Of Communism (1952)
On this day in 1952, President Harry Truman warned of the threat to America from Communism. In his State of…