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Harry Truman: Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, do hereby set aside Wednesday, October 11…

On the recordSeptember 24, 1950
Now, Therefore, I, Harry S. Truman,President of the United States of America, do hereby set aside Wednesday, October 11, 1950, the one hundred and seventy-first anniversary of his death, as General Pulaski's Memorial Day
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2902—General Pulaski's Memorial Day, 1950

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