U.S. President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" id="mwASo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a> signs <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_9981" id="mwASs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Executive Order 9981">Executive Order 9981</a>, desegregating the military of the United States.