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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dies in office; Vice President Harry S. Truman becomes President upon Roosevelt's death.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States from 1933 to 1945
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president, and the only one to have served more than two terms. His first two terms were centered on combating the Great…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Harry S. Truman
President of the United States from 1945 to 1953
Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt that year. Subsequently, Truman implemented the Marshall Plan in the aftermath of World…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
April 12
Day of the year
April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 263 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)