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Eastern Europe
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1884- 1972
East Asia
1879- 1953
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1890- 1986
1891- 1986
North America
August 19, 1945
Responding to a message from Stalin, Truman agrees to allow Soviet control of the Kurile Islands, but stresses that all islands of Japan proper, including Hokkaido, are to be surrendered to US forces.
June 27, 1950
Truman's statement on the invasion of South Korea by North Korean forces.