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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Harry S. Truman was the thirty-third President of the United States of America, and held the office from 1945 to 1953. Truman was Vice President under Franklin Delano Roosevelt's administration, which was re-elected in the 1944 presidential election. When Roosevelt died in office on April 12, 1945, Truman was sworn in as President by Chief Justice Harlan Stone on the same day. Harry S. Truman passed away on December 26, 1972 at the age of 88.
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Turner, Roscoe, 1895-1970
A famous aviator who set a number of speed records in aviation throughout the 1930's, Roscoe Turner was born in Corinth, Mississippi on September 29, 1985. He was the only person to win the Thompson Trophy Races for aviation in 1934, 1938, and 1939. He also worked in the film industry, including as a stunt pilot for Howard Hughes' Hell's Angel's (1930). Turner was well known for pet Gilmore the lion, over the top persona, and his pet lion, Gilmore, who attended the premiere of Hell's Angel's (1930).
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