August 10. President Truman replaces Department of War with the Department of Defense in 1949.

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August 10, 1949.  President Truman replaces Department of War with the Department of Defense.

President Harry S. Truman throws out the first ball of the season in Griffith Stadium in Washington , D.C. in April of 1949.

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