10mo ago

Then-Senator (later President) Harry S. Truman being 'held up' with his own guns, USA, 1938

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Fun fact: There is no period after S in his name. The S is not an abbreviation.
- Oh weird. I don't think I'd ever heard that before. Wikipedia said it was a "somewhat common" practice in the south at the time.
Fun fact, this is where the term trigger fingers originated.
Or maybe not, I dunno