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he was born in Hyde Park, New York
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Roosevelt receives a bachelors degree in history from Harvard University.
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Roosevelt enters Columbia Law School. Though he did not complete his degree, he passes the New York Bar examination.
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Roosevelt is elected to New York State Senate, representing Dutchess, Columbia and Putnam counties.
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Roosevelt is sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.
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Roosevelt is defeated in Democratic primary for United States Senate.
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Roosevelt is nominated for Vice President on the ticket with James Cox, but he is defeated in the election on November 2.
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Roosevelt is stricken with polio at Campobello in New Brunswick, Canada.
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Roosevelt is elected Governor of New York State.
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Roosevelt is elected President of the United States, defeating Herbert Hoover.
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Roosevelt is re-elected President, defeating Alfred M. Landon of Kansas.
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Roosevelt is re-elected for an unprecedented third term as President, defeating Wendell Willkie.
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor. On the next day, Roosevelt asked Congress to acknowledge the state of war and declared the Japanese attack “a date which will live in infamy.”
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Roosevelt is re-elected President for fourth term, defeating Thomas E. Dewey.
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He died at Warm Springs, Georgia. He was aged 63
