President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first “fireside chat” on this day in history, March 12, 1933, to reassure and inform a nation reeling from the effects of the Great Depression. This was the first in a series of broadcasts in which
On this day in history, Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced a plan to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 justices. While the 32nd U.S. president claimed the plan was to enable the highest court in the
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued a dramatic call to the American people to protect and defend four universal human ideals in his State of the Union address on this day in history, Jan. 6, 1941. The speech came amid the frightening and
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd president, signed the Social Security bill into law on this day in history, Aug. 14, 1935. He did so a mere 14 months after he sent a special message to Congress on June 8, 1934, that
On this day in history, Aug. 2, 1939, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Hatch Act of 1939 — known formally as An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities — into U.S. federal law, according to History.com. This legislation prohibits civil service
On this day in history, June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the GI Bill, an act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services for their service and efforts in World War II. The legislation is officially