Franklin D. Roosevelt By arisinger388 Jan 30, 1882 FDR was born Jun 24, 1903 Recieves a degree from Harvard College Mar 17, 1905 FDR married Eleanor Mar 17, 1913 Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the Woodrow Wilson Administration Aug 6, 1920 Resigns as Assistant Secretary of the Navy Aug 10, 1921 FDR got Polio at age 39 Nov 6, 1928 FDR establishes a polio treatment center in Georgia Oct 29, 1929 FDR was elected Governor of New York Mar 4, 1933 First Inaugural Address "....the only thing we fear is fear itself" Mar 4, 1933 FDR is elected president (1st term) Period: Mar 4, 1933 to Apr 12, 1945 FDR's Presidency Terms (4) Sep 1, 1939 FDR is re-elected for his second term as president Mar 11, 1940 FDR's thrid term as president Mar 11, 1940 Under President Roosevelt, Congress passes the Lend-Lease Act, allowing the US to aid the Allied Powers without entering into the war. Dec 7, 1941 Japan attacks Pearl Harbor; US declares war on Germany, Italy, and Japan. Feb 11, 1945 FDR's fourth term as president Apr 12, 1945 FDR died