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Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, NY.
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FDR Graduated Harvard in 1904 with a degree in Law.
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FDR won a seat in the New York Senate.
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In August of 1921, FDR, age 39, got stricken with Polio. He was paralyzed from the waist down, but recovered with the a bright attitude.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected governor of New York in 1929 until his election as President in 1932.
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FDR is now serving his first of four presidential terms.
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The New Deal was a series of programs that was enacted from 1933-1938. Most of these programs helped the USA get out of the Depression.
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The exact day that the United States entered WW2 was Dec 7th, 1941 after the attack on Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt took his initiation into the war very seriously.
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FDR passes away from Polio on April 12,1945 in Warm Springs, GA. Throughout his life, FDR had a rough time with Polio. This time, FDR dies of a cerebral hemorrhage during his Presidency. Truman takes office.
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President Roosevelt met with Stalin and came up with a strategy to invade Germany. This helped with the end of World War II.