Harry S. Truman did many things, but today we'll talk about what his life was like as a young adult, how he had to make a big decision, and how he won the 'election.Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, he was born on May 8, 1884 in a town called Lamar, Missouri. In 1890, the same year the Little White House was built, Truman's family moved to Independence, Missouri. When Harry was a child, he worked at various jobs. Harry was a farmer, a banker and drilled for oil. By the time we get to the year 1917, he is now thirty years old and the First World War was in full swing. That's when Harry decides to join the army. When he served he went to France and became a captain in May of the year 1919. A month later, he met a girl named Elizabeth Wallace and decided to marry this girl who he was so fond of. President Harry S. Truman became President of the United States following the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945. During his eight years in office, Truman faced enormous challenges in both foreign and domestic affairs. Truman's policies were out there, and especially towards the Soviet Union in the coming Cold War, would prove difficult for American foreign policy for generations. Sands Missile Range near Alamogordo, New Mexico. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Manhattan Project, could barely breathe. Years of secrecy, research and testing were accompanying this moment. “In the last seconds he started directly in front and when the announcer shouted now!” ("Harry S. Truman," ). Harry was given a huge decision. He had to choose whether or not to launch... middle of paper... bombs dropped on the cities dedicated to war work, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese eventually surrendered to the United States soon after the bomb exploded. After everything that happened with Japan, we all decided that it would be good if we reached some kind of peace with them, so that we wouldn't have to drop any more atomic bombs. He decided not to run for president again and, shortly thereafter, retired to Independence at the age of 88. He then died on December 26, 1972, after having to stubbornly fight for his life. there is a quote he said before he died and after the war ended. “I wonder how much better the country would have been if I had been a pianist.” ("American President Harry", 2013). He said this to some American musicians at the Potsdam Conference. This quote makes me wonder if maybe he didn't want to be president. You will be the judge.