1948 – Thomas Dewey conceding election.  00:37

  1948 –  President Truman signed the Economic Recovery Act, it became know as the Marshall Plan, named for the Secretary of State George Marshall who proposed the United states provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar Europe.  02:02

  1949 – Creation of NATO.  07:26

  1949 – Harry S. Truman’s inaugural address know as the Four Point speech.  02:29

 

 

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