Happy Birthday May 8

Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri. Harry spent most of his youth on his family's 550-acre farm near Independence, Missouri.

Truman's birthplace and childhood home in Lamar, Missouri. By Kbh3rd

Harry S. Truman had no middle name. His parents gave him the middle initial S to honor his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young. Truman was the last U.S. President to not have a college degree. However, he was a voracious reader and remained so all of his life. 

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