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Franklin D. Roosevelt

By kn0505150

  • FDR born

    FDR born
    Franklin D. Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, NY.

  • Graduation

    Graduation
    FDR Graduated Harvard in 1904 with a degree in Law.

  • Senate

    Senate
    FDR won a seat in the New York Senate.

  • Polio

    Polio
    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.

  • Governor

    Governor
    Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected governor of New York in 1929 until his election as President in 1932.

  • FDR FOR PRESIDENT

    FDR FOR PRESIDENT
    FDR is now serving his first of four presidential terms.

  • Launch of New Deal

    Launch of New Deal
    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.

  • WW2

    WW2
    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.

  • FDR passes

    FDR passes
    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.

  • WWII ENDS

    WWII ENDS
    President Roosevelt met with Stalin and came up with a strategy to invade Germany. This helped with the end of World War II.