FDR, Octavio Lucero By hhims06 Jan 30, 1882 FDR was born in New York born in January 30, 1882 Aug 25, 1921 FDR was diagnosed with polio Oct 29, 1929 the great depression starts Jan 1, 1933 FDR took office for U.S president Sep 1, 1939 WW2 starts Oct 29, 1939 was when the Great Depresstion ended Dec 7, 1941 The U.S joins WW2 Dec 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor was bombed Feb 12, 1945 FDR died Apr 12, 1945 FDR leaves office Aug 6, 1945 was when the atomic bomb was droped on Hiroshima Aug 9, 1945 was when second atomic bomb was drpoed on Nagasaki