Saturday, January 30, 2010

Noteworthy Birthday: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (born January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, NY, died April 12, 1945 in Warm Springs, GA) was the 32nd President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, Roosevelt led the country from 1933 until his death in 1945. In the 1930s, Roosevelt initiated the New Deal, a package of economic programs which stressed Relief, Reform, and Recovery following the Great Depression. After Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941, Roosevelt led the United States through World War II and saw economic recovery in the country. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 63.

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