President Truman ends Lend-Lease program 70 years ago today (Aug 21 1945)

1940s, U.S. Presidents, World War II


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(Tuesday, August 21, 1945; during World War II) — U.S. President Harry S. Truman today ended the Lend-Lease program that had shipped some $50 billion in aid supplies to America’s allies during World War II.