roosevelt fr

born

Jan 30, 1882

Hyde park new York

wife was born

Oct 11, 1884

was born in new york

goes to colladge

1900

goes to harvard colladge

graduates colladge

1903

gets a degree in bachelor of arts In 1876, Roosevelt joined Harvard University with all intentions of pursuing a career in natural sciences. Here he took up different sports, especially boxing

gets married

Mar 17, 1905

to Eleanor Roosevelt

james roosevelt was born

Dec 23, 1907

was born in new york

assistance secretary of the us navy

1913

promoted by woodrow willson

fdr jr was born

Aug 17, 1914

was born in newbrunswick Canada

fdr gets pollio

1921

gets pollio so he turns to stamps

32nd elected president

1932

won by a land slide

With unemployment hovering at around 14 million, Congress passes the Federal Emergency Relief Act

1933

With unemployment hovering at around 14 million, Congress passes the Federal Emergency Relief Act (FERA). It provides immediate grants to states for relief project, unlike Hoover's earlier proposals, which only provided loans. The legislature also passes the Agricultural Adjustment Act, establishing the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA),

time in office

Mar 4, 1933

roosvelt was in office from march 4 1933 to april 12 1945

first lady press confrence

Mar 6, 1933

held by Elanor Roosevelt only lady's where allowed to attend

emergency banking act signed

Mar 9, 1933

signed it basically giving all banks a four day holiday

congress meets

Mar 9, 1933

Congress meets beginning what is later known as Roosevelt's “Hundred Days.” During this period, Congress enacts many of the principal programs of FDR's “New Deal.” It passes the Emergency Banking Act on March 9, allowing banks to reopen as soon as they can prove they are solvent; within three days, more than 1,000 banks will reopen, helping to raise the nation's confidence almost overnight.

fdr addresses nation on radio

Mar 12, 1933

fireside chat with the nation

Congress passes the Reforestation Relief Act

Mar 31, 1933

Congress passes the Reforestation Relief Act, which provides for the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). The CCC offers immediate work to some 250,000 young men (ages 18-25) through a national reforestation program; by its conclusion in 1941, it will have employed more than 2 million young men.

On this, the final day of FDR's “Hundred Days,” Congress passes a number of bills.

Jun 16, 1933

On this, the final day of FDR's “Hundred Days,” Congress passes a number of bills. The most important of these is the National Industry Recovery Act (NIRA), the centerpiece of Roosevelt's efforts to revive American industry.

boycott against Germany

Oct 13, 1933

The American Federation of Labor votes to boycott all German-made products to protest the Nazi party's antagonism towards organized labor in Germany. The next day, Germany withdraws from the Disarmament Conference in Geneva and announces that it will terminate membership in the League of Nations in two years' time.

gold reverse act

Jan 30, 1934

Congress passes the Gold Reserve Act, allowing the President to fix the value of the U.S. dollar at between 50 to 60 cents in terms of gold. The next day, FDR signs the Farm Mortgage Refinancing Act, establishing the Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation, designed to help farmers pay their mortgages by granting them easier terms of credit. Both efforts illustrate the federal government's increasing control over the nation's currency.

export-import

Feb 2, 1934

By executive order, FDR establishes the Export-Import Bank to encourage commerce between the United States and foreign nations, especially Latin America.

Cuba treaty

May 29, 1934

The United States and Cuba sign a treaty releasing Cuba from the Platt Amendment, which had made Cuba a U.S. protectorate following the Spanish-American War in 1903.

sec act

Jun 6, 1934

FDR signs the Securities Exchange Act, creating the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), which will license stock exchanges and determine the legality of certain speculative market practices. The following day, Congress will pass the Corporate Bankruptcy Act, allowing corporations facing bankruptcy to reorganize if two-thirds of its creditors agree. Efforts at both prevention and prescription, the bills address some of the factors which led to the severity of the Great Depression.

Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act

Jun 12, 1934

Congress passes the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act, allowing the President to cut tariffs by as much as 50 percent--without the consent of the Senate--for those nations granting the U.S. most-favored-nation trading status.

Congress passes the Communications Act

Jun 19, 1934

Congress passes the Communications Act, creating the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to regulate radio, telegraph, and telephone communications. The FCC replaces the much narrower focused Federal Radio Commission, established in 1927 under Coolidge.

ww2

1939

Nazi invasion of Poland initially he didn't do anything but assist France and Brittan

died

Apr 12, 1945

franklin died in 1945 due to intracerebral hemorrhage while having his portrait done at his home

wife dies

Sep 7, 1962

died from aplastic anemia

fdr jr dies

Aug 17, 1988

in pougkeepsie new york death natural causes

james roosevelt dies

Aug 13, 1991

his son death natural causes