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President Franklin Roosevelt's Revenue Act is passed into law. It is designed to collect revenue from the wealthiest Americans. |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt is sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as U.S. President. |
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U.S. President Roosvelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin meet at Teheran to map out strategy. |
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FDR approves Operation Vengence, the assasination of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto. |
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The U.S. lengthens the minimum work week from 40 to 48 hours during World War II. |
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Winston Churchill and Franklin Delano Roosevelt confer at the Casbablanca Conference. |
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt freezes Japanese assets in United States and suspends relations. This action is taken in response to to the Japanese occupation of French Indo-China. |
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Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican challenger Wendell Willkie to win the first third-term as president of the United States. |
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U.S. Franklin D. Roosevelt orders a federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox Kentucky. |
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Executive Order 7034 creates the WPA, or Works Progress Administration. |
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Federal Credit Union Act, establishing credit unions. |
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U.S. Congress passes the Silver Purchase Act which nationalizes silver stocks, and charges the President with increasing the Treasury's silver supply to equal one-third of the Treasury's gold holdings |
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt devalues the U.S. dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce.
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US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveils the new Civil Works Administration. The organization's goal is to create jobs for more than 4 million unemployed Americans. |
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The Federal Securities Act is signed into law requiring the registration of securities with the Federal Trade Commission. |
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U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act creating the Tennessee Valley Authority. |
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announces that the United States will be leaving the gold standard. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States and declares: "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself." |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected President of the United States. |
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Future U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt is struck with Polio. |
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt is born. |
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