Franklin Delano Roosevelt - FDR timeline
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Franklin D Roosevelt is Born
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in the Hudson Valley town of Hyde Park, New York. His father, James Roosevelt, and his... Read more
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Franklin D Roosevelt marries Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
On March 17, 1905, Roosevelt married Eleanor despite the fierce resistance of his mother. Eleanor's uncle, Theodore Roosevelt, stood in at the... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Elected to the New York State Senate
In 1910, FDR won a seat in the New York State Senate. It would be the only election in which he carried the Republican stronghold of Dutchess... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of Navy
Franklin D. Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy by Woodrow Wilson in 1913. He served under Secretary of the Navy Josephus... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for Vice President
The 1920 Democratic National Convention chose Roosevelt as the candidate for Vice President of the United States on the ticket headed by Governor... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is Elected Governor of New York State
Roosevelt maintained contacts and mended fences with the Democratic Party during the 1920s, especially in New York. Although he made his name as an... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States
The former Governor of New York rode to the Capitol with President Hoover. Pressures of the economy faced the President-elect as he took his oath... Read more
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The End Of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First 100 Days
June 16, 1933, marked the end of the first hundred days of the presidency of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). Those one hundred days were a period... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Begins Trying to Reform Public Health
On November 14, 1934, taking note of the problem of “economic loss due to sickness,” which he characterized as “a very serious problem for many... Read more
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Congress Approves The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act
On April 8, 1935, Congress approved the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1935, the work relief bill that funded the Works Progress... Read more
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Franklin Roosevelt's second presidential inauguration
For the first time the inauguration of the President was held on January 20, pursuant to the provisions of the 20th amendment to the Constitution.... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Is Inaugurated
On January 20, 1937, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. president sworn into office in January. It was his second of four inaugurations;... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes First President to Appear on TV
In April of 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first president of the United States to appear on television. The setting was the 1939 World's... Read more
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Meeting Between President Franklin Roosevelt and Historic Peace Churches
The Historic Peace Churches met with President Franklin Roosevelt in order to discuss conscientious objection in the event of another war. The 1940... Read more
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Franklin Roosevelt's third inauguration
The only chief executive to serve more than two terms, President Roosevelt took office for the third time as Europe and Asia engaged in war. The... Read more
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The United Service Organization Is Chartered
The United Service Organizations, popularly known as the USO, was chartered on February 4, 1941, in order to provide recreation for on-leave... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers "a date that will live in infamy" speech, committing the US to WWII
Text of Speech Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately... Read more
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Al Capone's Armored Cadillac Used as Franklin D. Roosevelt's Limousine
I hope Mr. Capone won’t mind. Read more
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Joseph Stalin Drafts A Memorandum To Winston Churchill And Franklin Roosevelt
On August 13, 1942, Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin drafted a memorandum to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and U.S. President Franklin... Read more
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Franklin Roosevelt's fourth inauguration
The fourth inauguration was conducted without fanfare. Because of the expense and impropriety of festivity during the height of war, the oath of... Read more
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Yalta Conference
The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from 4 February 1945 to... Read more
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Dies
On March 30, 1945, Roosevelt went to Warm Springs to rest before his anticipated appearance at the founding conference of the United Nations. On... Read more