What does the S in Harry S. Truman stand for?
Did Harry S Truman make the right choice about dropping the Nukes on the two Japanese Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Six amphibias ships and 5 carriers moored at Naval Station Norfolk, VA. The carriers are USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), USS Enterprise (CVN 65), USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) [736 × 916]
TIL President Harry S. Truman was not given a middle name, only the initial S. The S honors his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. There is controversy over whether or not the period after the S should be included, although Truman's own letters suggest he regularly used a period. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har…
Is Linda’s Harry Truman song the weirdest one of hers? Also, does it get stuck in your head for hours like it does mine??
What is your favorite Linda song? (I know some don’t like her) Mine is “Here goes the hair, there goes the hair, where is Harry Truman? He’s dead in the ground, he’s dead in the ground, he’s dead dead dead dead dead ...ow!” Makes me laugh every time. I love that she’s based on his real life mom.
USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75), Arabian Sea, 31 January 2020 [1128 x 1671]
yeet those bitches - harry s. truman, circa 1945
Lauren Bacall and Harry S. Truman (1945) reddit.com/gallery/lgsc62
Ever Given with CVN 75, USS Harry S. Truman, for scale
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transit the Atlantic Ocean; marking the first time a Ford-class and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier have operated together underway. June 4, 2020 [1800 x 1200]
TIL the S in Harry S. Truman doesn't stand for anything en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har…
[1920 x 1200] Steam envelopes an F-14 preparing to launch from USS Harry S Truman
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was an American statesman who served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953)
Harry S Truman knows, and that was amidst the Red Scare
TIL When President Harry S. Truman visited Disneyland in 1957, he refused to come aboard the popular Dumbo attraction. Truman, a Democrat, didn’t want to be seen riding in the symbol of the Republican Party. disneyparks.disney.go.com…
A pair of French Rafales aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) [2100 x 1246]
President Harry S. Truman gives a speech following Japan's refusal to surrender at the end of WWII (1945)
Oto Melara 76 mm Super Rapido gun aboard the Norwegian frigate Roald Amundsen (F 311); in the background USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) [2400x1208]
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Red Rippers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, launches from the waist of the flight deck aboard the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations [2048x1295]
Puts carriers to good scale compared to the buildings. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) on the way to conduct sea trials July 7, 2012 [1024 x 723]
USS Harry S Truman Carrier Strike Group transits the Strait of Gibraltar [1363x2048]
Carl Brashear was the first African American US Navy Master Diver. He enlisted in 1948 shortly after the Navy was desegregated by Harry S. Truman. He received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal and earned the rank of Master Diver in 1970 despite having an amputed left leg. (Photo Circa 1970s)
If people are seriously thinking of renaming the airport, why not Harry S. Truman?
any other ideas? Pershing, Amelia Earhart, etc...
"USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) carrier strike group with 45 F/A-18E/Fs on-board & led by its Iranian-American commander, Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh is on its way to Persian Gulf" twitter.com/BabakTaghvaee…
33rd US President Harry S. Truman: "'Socialism' is a scareword they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years... 'Socialism' is their name for almost anything that helps all the people." snopes.com/fact-check/tru…
TIL that President Harry S Truman's middle name is just the letter S factually.gizmodo.com/pre…
A group of Greek communist students on Monday attempted to topple a statue of former US president Harry S Truman during an anti-American demonstration in Athens. Riot police fired tear gas to prevent the students from bringing down the bronze statue thejakartapost.com/news/2…
TIL after President Harry S. Truman was rejected from West Point due to his poor eyesight (20/50 in the right eye and a legally-blind 20/400 in the left) he was able to pass the test and join the Missouri National Guard by memorizing the eye chart. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har…
Pentagon Proposes Retiring The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Early, Shrinking America's Carrier Fleet To Only 10 & Sparking Outrage on Capitol Hill breakingdefense.com/2019/…
Frozen out by his successor and restless in retirement, former US President Harry S. Truman sought to reassert his political influence by meddling in the 1960 Democratic primary. The gambit was unsuccessful, but Truman still managed to maintain a decent relationship with John F. Kennedy. /r/HistoryAnecdotes/comme…
TIL that Harry S. Truman was so nearsighted, that he cheated and memorized the army's eye chart to be enlisted in WWI. trumanlibrary.org/anniver…
TIL, after Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Adolf Hitler sent Owens a commemorative inscribed cabinet photograph of himself. Honors were not bestowed upon Jesse Owens by either President Franklin D. Roosevelt or his successor Harry S. Truman during their terms. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jes…
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Groups conduct dual carrier and joint air wing operations in the Arabian Sea, March 21, 2020 [4557 × 2990] navy.mil/management/photo…
USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75) testing the Countermeasure Washdown System (CMWD) [720x1024]
My Great Great Uncle bowling in The White House with Harry S. Truman (July 17, 1947)
This was the "application" for Medicare Part B in 1965. Harry Truman was the first person enrolled. Two boxes, check one. It doesn't have to be complicated. The one and only reason to make it complicated (like the ACA) is to cater to and protect the interests of the for-profit healthcare industry.
HNLMS Tromp, seen from Harry S. Truman's flightdeck [3008x2000]
CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman
I’m going there. RM. What should I know, folks?
TIL that Harry Truman’s official memorial isn’t a physical one like the Lincoln Memorial, but rather is a federal scholarship for grad school worth $30,000 that’s given out to college juniors interested in public service. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tru…
33rd US President Harry S. Truman: "'Socialism' is a scareword they have hurled at every advance the people have made in the last 20 years... 'Socialism' is their name for almost anything that helps all the people." snopes.com/fact-check/tru…
Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh is new commander of USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier (CVN-75). He is an E-2D crew member. Born to a pro-Pahlavi Iranian family. Soon, USNavy will deploy the CVN-75 to 5th Fleet Areas of Operations to take place of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).
