Guest Author - Tammy Cordani

Historic Dates For Franklin D. Roosevelt

We take a look at the historical dates in the life of the 32nd U.S. President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt.


January 30, 1882 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born in Hyde Park, New York.

March 17, 1905 - Franklin D. Roosevelt married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt.

May 3, 1906 - Franklin and Eleanor's oldest child, a daughter, Anna, was born.

December 23, 1907 - Franklin and Eleanor's son, James, was born.

March 3, 1909 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. was born. Sadly, the he would pass away in November 1909.

September 23, 1910 - Franklin and Eleanor's son, Elliott, was born.

January 1, 1911 - Franklin Roosevelt began his first term as New York state Senator.

March 17, 1912 - Roosevelt resigned his post and accepted the position of Assistant Secretary of the Navy.

August 17, 1914 - Another son that Franklin and Eleanor named Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr. was born.

March 13, 1916 - The couple's sixth child, a son named John Aspinwall Roosevelt, was born.

August 10, 1921 - Franklin D. Roosevelt became paralyzed while vacatoning. He would be diagnosed with polio.

October 3, 1924 - Roosevelt visits Warm Springs, GA for the first time. He would vacation here throughout the rest of his life.

November 6, 1928 - Franklin Roosevelt was elected Governor of the state of New York.

March 4, 1933 - Franklin Roosevelt was inaugurated as the 32nd President of the United States. He makes his infamous "there is nothing to fear but fear itself" speech during his inaugural address

May 12, 1933 - One of Roosevelt's first acts under his "New Deal" was the creation of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration to combat the effects of unemployment devastating the U.S.

May 27, 1933 - The Federal Securities Act was created that brought a number of financial amenities under the jurisdiction of the government.

June 16, 1933 - The Public Works Administration and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) were created. The Public Works Administration created jobs in local communities while the FDIC protected the investments of bank customers.

November 9, 1933 - The Civil Works Administration was created to combat unemployment. It would only be enacted for a year due to high costs.

June 6, 1934 - The Securities and Exchange Commission was created. Joseph P. Kennedy was appointed the first chairman of the commission which regulate securities and any unlawful exchanges in the sale of stocks and bonds.

June 19, 1934 - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was created, regulating the content of radio, and later, TV.

July 5, 1935 - Roosevelt signed the Wagner Act that created the National Labor Relations Board that protected the rights of workers allowing them to take part in a union.

August 14, 1935 - Social Security is created when Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act.

>January 20, 1937 - Roosevelt is inaugurated for a second time as U.S. President.

May 1, 1937 - Due to continued hostilities throughout Asia and Europe, the Neutrality Act is created to limit the dealings the United States would have with war time countries. The act would be revised in 1939 to loosen some of the restrictions.

June 25, 1938 - The Fair Labor Standards Act is signed by Roosevelt. The act established a set minimum wage and regulated overtime as well as working restrictions for children.

January 6, 1941 - Roosevelt gives his infamous "Four Freedoms" (freedom of religion & speech, freedom from need & want) as part of his State of the Union address.

>January 20, 1941 - Franklin Roosevelt becomes the first (and only) President inaugurated for a third term.

August 14, 1941 - Roosevelt, aboard the USS Augusta, and Winston Churchill, aboard the HMS Prince of Wales, meet off the coast of Newfoundland. The series of meetings would develop the Atlantic Charter, outlining a strategy for post World War II efforts.

December 7, 1941 - Japanese forces attack the U.S. Naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

December 8, 1941 - The United States enters World War II.

June 22, 1944 - Roosevelt signs what would become known as the G.I. Bill.

November 22, 1943 - The Cairo Conference began with Roosevelt, Churchill and leader of the Republic of China, Chiang Kai-shek.

November 7, 1944 - Roosevelt is reelected to an unprecedented fourth term as U.S. President.

February 4, 1945 - Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin meet in Yalta to discuss post-war Europe. The conference of the "Big Three" would be known as the Yalta Conference or the Crimean Conference.

April 12, 1945 - Franklin D. Roosevelt dies at Warm Springs, Georgia.