Franklin D Rosevelt

By doug_16

  • Born

    Franklin Roosevelt is born in Hyde Park, NY.Jan 30, 1882

  • Married

    Franklin Roosevelt moves to New York City, marries Eleanor Roosevelt, and enters Columbia Law School.

  • Senate

    Franklin Roosevelt is elected to the New York State Senate.

  • Secretary

    Franklin Roosevelt is appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy under President Woodrow Wilson.

  • Democratic candidate

    Franklin Roosevelt runs as the Democratic candidate for Vice-President, alongside James M. Cox. The ticket is defeated by Republicans Warren G. Harding and Calvin Coolidge.

  • Polio Treatment

    Franklin Roosevelt establishes a polio treatment center in Warm Springs, Georgia.

  • Governor

    Franklin Roosevelt is elected governor of New York.

  • President

    Franklin Roosevelt defeats Herbert Hoover to become the 32nd President of the United States, receiving 57.4% of the popular vote.51

  • Re-elected

    Franklin Roosevelt is re-elected to a third term with 54.7% of the vote,53 campaigning on a promise not to send American troops into foreign wars.

  • Executive order

    Franklin Roosevelt signs Executive Order 9066, imprisoning many Japanese-Americans living on American soil.

  • Fourth term

    Franklin Roosevelt is elected to a fourth term with 53.4% of the popular vote.54

  • Death

    Franklin Roosevelt dies of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia.