July 26 marks the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9981, President Harry Truman’s order desegregating America’s armed forces.. That directive helped shape the U.S. military into what it is ...

On this day in 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed an 800-word document entitled Directive on Coordination of Foreign Intelligence Activities that became the precursor of today’s Central ...

The S.S. Ernie Pyle arrived here today from Germany with 759 immigrants of all faiths and nationalities. They are the 17th transport of displaced persons to land in the U.S. since the Truman ...

The immigration program for displaced persons under President Truman’s directive, which has brought more than 13,000 refugees of all faiths to the United States from the American zones in Europe ...