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Truman day may 3 and 4 2025

Celebrate the Man from Missouri who called Independence the “Center of the World” and said, “I tried never to forget who I was, where I came from, and where I would go back to.” – Free birthday cake at Clinton’s Soda Fountain, 100 W. Maple @ Noon – Sign a giant birthday card for Harry …

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Help us celebrate one of Independence’s most famous residents at this fun family event at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum! The race starts at the Library and the course travels through the historic downtown neighborhood and the Independence Square before returning to the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.

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Missouri History Today December 26, 1972: Former President Truman Dies In Independence

Winston Churchill Fulton Missouri Iron Curtain Speech

Winston Churchill gives his “Iron Curtain” speech at Westminster College in Fulton. Churchill used the phrase “Iron Curtain” to define the division between Western nations and Soviet powers.

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When our editor toured the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence, she came away with a heightened appreciation for the only Missourian to serve as president of the United States. Here’s why you should visit, too.

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On this date in 1957, the Harry S. Truman Library opened in Independence. 

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Missouri is home to three stops on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail which tells the stories of people and institutions that sought equal rights for all.

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States.

This date in Missouri and U.S. history: The Show-Me State’s Harry S. Truman was elected president.

President Harry S. Truman and family.

First Daughter Margaret Truman was the featured soprano soloist with the St. Louis Symphony at Kiel Opera House. She received four curtain calls and sang two encores.