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1884: Born in Missouri
1906-16: Works on family farm in Grandview, Missouri
1918: Leads army units with distinction in France and Italy during World War I
1919-22: Works at a men's clothing store in Independence, Missouri
1923-33: Serves as judge in Jackson County Court, Missouri
1934-45: Serves as U.S. senator from Missouri
1939-45: World War II
1945: Serves as vice president under Franklin D. Roosevelt; assumes the office of president after Roosevelt dies; World War II ends
1945-53: Serves as thirty-third U.S. president
1950-54: Korean War
1953: Retires to Independence, Missouri
1972: Dies in Missouri
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