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Earns 80,000 a year more than The President (Herbert Hoover)
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His most famous song,Minnie the Moocher, was written in 1931 and sold over 1,000,000 copies
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Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Wendell L. Willkie. in 1932
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Prohibition ended after fifteen years
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Federal Credit Union is passed
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Becomes the first person to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean,
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Baseball Hall of Fame is established at Cooperstown, NY
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Starts his second term
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FDR signs the Fair Labor Standards Act that raises minimum wage from 25 cents to 40 cents an hour and limits the work week to 44 hours.
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He was the first player to have his number retired in Baseball history.
