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Birth of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York to parents, James and Sara Delano Roosevelt.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt`s Life: 1882-1945
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Marriage to Ann Eleanor Roosevelt
Prior to hitting the political stage, Franklin Roosevelt took and married his distant cousin, Ann Eleanor Roosevelt, in 1905. She was the niece of past president, President Theodore Roosevelt. They went on to have 6 children; however, only five survived infancy.
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Elected to New York State Senate
In 1910, FDR was elected to serve as a Democrat to the New York State Senate. This is considered his first big step into the politcal spotlight.
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Appointed Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy
As a thank you gift for his support of his candidacy, Pres. Woodrow Wilson appointed Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in 1913. He served through 1920.
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Becomes Governor of New York
After succumbing to the effects of polio after vacationing at Campobello Island, New Brunswick in the summer of 1921, Roosevelt went on to become Governor of New York in 1928, succeeding Alfred E. Smith in the process.
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Wins First Presidential Election
Franklin D. Roosevelt`s democratic campaign against former president and Republican, Herbert Hoover, resulted in a win in November of 1932. The Great Depression aided in the defeat of Hoover, his competitor, as the nation was ready for Roosevelt`s freshly portrayed agenda.
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The New Deal: Phase one (1933-1934)
Immediately upon taking office, President Roosevelt began taking steps to initiate relief forms in a great attempt to fix the economic slump that America had fallen into. Such types of legislation are exemplified in the erection of many alphabetically-themed agencies as that of the AAA, or Agricultural Adjustment Administration. This agency in particular worked to support farm prices.
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Inauguration
On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt formally became President of the United States. Though the nation did not know it just yet, Roosevelt`s presidency would soon come to be one filled with dramatic effects and occurrences. -
The New Deal: Phase Two (1935)
This second wave of The New Deal program, one could say, brought about the most change in speaking of long-term legislative success. It is during this time that Social Security was implemented and the Works Project Administration was established.
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Claims Win for Second Presidential Election
In the 1936 election, Roosevelt claimed a second victory over competitor, Alfred M. Landon, enabling him to thus continue his presidential role. It is important to note that Roosevelt went on to claim the wins of two additional terms, making him the only president to serve longer than 8 years.
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America`s First Glimpse of WWII
President Roosevelt`s third term proved to be that of the hardest. Hitler`s attack on Poland in 1939, coupled with the fall of France in 1940, caused a military draft to be instituted across the U.S. In March of the following year, Roosevelt signed a "lend-lease" bill, a bill that would allow the nation to provide for those of other countries that were in the war against Germany and Italy.
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Pearl Harbor
The beginning of the end of all neutral contact between the U.S. and the raging war came to be on December 7, 1941. It is on this day that the Japanese issued a surprise attack upon the army/naval base of Hawaii.
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The Formal Declaration of War by the Enemy
Four days after the attack on Pearl Harbor by that of the Japanese, Germany and Italy declared war against the United States. On December 11, 1941, Roosevelt took a definite stance as both a U.S and world history icon.
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"A Grand Alliance"
As the new year came upon him, Roosevelt initiated an allegiance with those nations that shared in his common cause. This "grand alliance" against the Axis powers was dubbed, "The Declaration of the United Nations." This title was later replaced with the present-day name, United Nations.
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The North African Invasion
Now that the U.S. stood as an active player within the chaos of the war, America, along with its allies, invaded North Africa. This effort to carry out a European invasion was followed up by two additional invasions in that of Sicily and Italy in 1943, respectively.
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D-Day
Roosevelt lived out yet another historically significant event on June 6, 1944, or "D-Day." This infamous invasion of the Normandy beaches in France, though deadly, proved to bear quite a deal of weight in the outcome of WWII. One should also keep in mind that this invasion was also the largest of its kind.
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A Sign of Hope
By April 11, 1945, Europe began to see the light at the end of the tunnel. It is during this time that success became nearly certain.
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Roosevelt`s Final Day
Franklin D. Roosevelt passed away on April 12, 1945 after the stress of the war proved to be too much for his already depleted body. While vacationing in Warm Springs, Georgia, Roosevelt succumbed to a massive stroke and departed from this earth at 63 years of age. Sadly, he missed the air of victory by mere hours.
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Europe Finds Peace
The following day after President Roosevelt`s death, Europe claimed complete and total victory over the Axis powers that had threatened them for far too long.
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WWII Comes to an End for All
Nearly 6 months after Roosevelt`s death, World War II came to a complete and utter close.
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