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EVB2946887: Harry S. Truman, president-elect, holds up edition of Chicago Daily Tribune with headline 'Dewey Defeats Truman'. The Republican newspaper followed the public polls predictions that Truman would be defeated by Dewey. Instead, Truman won with electoral votes to spare and a 49.6 % of the popular vote to Dewey's 45.1 %. Nov. 3, 1948. / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946902: President Harry Truman signing H.R. 5632, the National Security Act Amendments of 1949. The law converted the National Military Establishment into a new Department of Defense. Aug. 10, 1949. L to R: Sen. Virgil Chapman; no ID; Sen. Richard Russell; Adm. Louis Denfelt; Sen. Leverett Saltonstall; Defense Sec. Louis Johnson (leaning over the desk); Gen. Omar Bradley; Gen. Hoyt Vandenberg; Rep. Dewey Short; Rep. Carl Vinson; Army Sec. Gordon Gray, Sen. Millard Tydings, AF Sec. Stuart Symington; Under Defense Sec. Stephen Early, and Navy Sec. Francis Matthews. / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946898: President Harry Truman poses with performers of the inaugural gala held at the National Guard Armory. Jan. 19, 1948. L to R: Lena Horne, Margaret O'Brien, George Jessel, no ID, Dorothy Maynor, no ID, no ID, President Harry Truman, Phil Harris, Alice Faye, Phil Regan, no ID, Lucy Monroe, no ID, no ID, Jane Powell, Gene Kelly, Sally De Marco, Tony De Marco. / Bridgeman Images
EVB2946816: The Greek national elections of March 31, 1946 resulted in right-wing coalition government. Greek cabinet headed by Premier Panayotis Poulitsas, L-R seated: John Theotokis, Interior; Premier Poulitsas; Constantine Tsaldaris, Foreign Affairs. L-R Standing: Stefaros Stefanopoulos, France; George Papandreau; Stelios Gonatas, Communication; Sophocles Venizelos; Panaghiotis Canellopoilos, and Petros Mauromichalis, Defense. / Bridgeman Images