Category: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Children standing in a line with soldiers playing bugle horns behind them, vintage black-and-white photo capturing childhood and military traditions, history, and community life.

September 1, 1939 – Lights Go Out In London – Europe Mobilizes – Evacuations Begin –

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March 3, 1941 – Signing Your Country’s Life Away – The Bulgaria Treaty.

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”49596″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”July 23, 1945 – H.V. Kaltenborn and the News – NBC Radio – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! News for this day in 1941 was ominous but not unexpected. Bulgaria, reeling under the oppressive weight of the Nazi Government, relented and signed

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Meeting of government officials and dignitaries in a historic parliamentary chamber, capturing political history and formal proceedings, with rich architectural details and attentive assembly.

January 3, 1936 – Opening Day Of Congress – Capitol Hill In The Days Of The New Deal.

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FDR – Statue Of Liberty – October 28, 1936 – Past Daily Reference Room

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”47222″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=“President Roosevelt – 50th Anniversary of Dedication of Statue of Liberty – October 28, 1936 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection” content_type=”link”] Become a Patron! On October 28, 1936, President Roosevelt celebrated the 50th anniversary of the dedication of The Statue of Liberty. So, 127 years

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Old black and white photo of a woman and children engaging in a conversation, capturing a moment of history and family life during wartime or a historical event, emphasizing nostalgia and social history.

September 27, 1938 – “Because Of A Quarrel In A Faraway Country, Between People Of Whom We Know Nothing” – Neville Chamberlain

[laterpay_premium_download target_post_id=”46669″ heading_text=”Download For $1.99:” description_text=”September 27, 1938 – Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain – Gordon Skene Sound Collection ” content_type=”link”] Patrons get perks – join up and find out: Become a Patron! News for this September 27th in 1938 was grim. The crisis in Munich was rapidly coming to a

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