Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index For the U.S. President, see Harry S. Truman Harry Truman (October 30, 1896 - May 18, 1980) came to brief fame as a well loved, if eccentric resident of Washington State who refused to leave the lodge he owned at the base of Mount St. Helens when warned that it was about to erupt. He was killed in the ensuing blast. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.