Franklin D. Roosevelt By bkindred Nov 8, 1810 Franklin Roosevelt is elected to the New York State Senate Jan 30, 1882 Franklin D. Roosevelt is Born In Hyde Park, NY Period: Jan 30, 1882 to Apr 12, 1945 Roosevelt's Lifespan Jan 11, 1896 Franklin attends Groton School in groton, Massachusetts Jan 11, 1900 Moves to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend Harvard College Jan 11, 1905 Moves to New York City, marries Eleanor Roosevelt, and enters Columbia Law School Jan 11, 1913 Franklin Roosevelt is appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson Jan 11, 1920 Franklin Roosevelt runs as the Democratic candidate for Vice-President Jan 11, 1921 Franklin Roosevelt contracts a paralytic disease while swimming in Maine Jan 11, 1926 Franklin Roosevelt establishes a polio treatment center in Warm Springs, Georgia Nov 6, 1926 Franklin Roosevelt is elected governor of New York. Oct 29, 1929 The New York Stock Exchange crashes, one of a series of events leading to the Great Depression in the United States. Nov 8, 1932 Franklin Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover to become the 32nd President of the United States. Jan 11, 1933 In the "First 100 Days," FDR pushes fifteen legislative proposals through Congress; these form the basis of the New Deal. Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; US declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. Feb 19, 1942 Franklin Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, imprisoning many Japanese-Americans living on American soil. Jun 6, 1944 On D-Day, the first of nearly 3 million Allied soldiers arrive on the northern shores of France. Nov 7, 1944 Franklin Roosevelt is elected to a fourth term with 53.4% of the popular vote. Feb 11, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt meets with Winston Churchill and Josef Stalin in Yalta to negotiate the post-war future of Europe. Apr 12, 1945 Franklin Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia.
