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17 March 17, 1945 (Saturday ... U.S.President Franklin D. Roosevelt reported to Congress on the ... the last battlefield commander from the early days of the war ...
April 8 - President Roosevelt designates the upcoming May 17 as "I Am An American Day". [123] The War Production board announces a small scale conversion of drinking liquor to industrial alcohol. [124] April 9 - The Department of Commerce reports an uptake of 52% in American merchandise exports from corresponding months of the previous year. [125]
Last photograph of Roosevelt, taken the day before his death (April 11, 1945) After returning to the United States from the Yalta Conference, Roosevelt addressed Congress on March 1, [206] and many were shocked to see how old, thin and frail he looked. He spoke while seated in the well of the House, an unprecedented concession to his physical ...
1941 - In Washington, DC, the National Gallery of Art is officially opened by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1950 - University of California, Berkeley researchers announce the creation of element 98, which they name "Californium". 1958 - The United States launches the Vanguard 1 satellite.
Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 ... [17] The ensuing "First 100 Days" of the 73rd Congress ... lone major force at war with ...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt [a] (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. The longest-serving U.S. president, he is the only president to have served more than two terms.
The 1943 State of the Union Address was delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 7, 1943, during a critical phase of World War II.Roosevelt reflected on the previous year's key military developments, celebrated the bravery of American and Allied forces, and outlined the challenges and strategies for the ongoing global conflict.
The Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road had its first clash when the two-day Battle of Tachiao began. President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9102, ordering the creation of the War Relocation Authority. German submarine U-411 was commissioned. The Cecil B. DeMille-directed adventure film Reap the Wild Wind starring Ray Milland and John Wayne was ...