Tag: Franklin Roosevelt
The dimes that saved lives
On April 12, 1955, a vaccine against polio was declared safe and effective. Jonas E. Salk’s great discovery was too late for President Franklin Roosevelt, who had contracted polio in 1921, at age 39, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. But the President, who died in 1945, had been instrumental in funding research that eventually led [...]
Posted by Hilary on April 12, 2011, under Uncategorized.
Tags: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, infantile paralysis, Jonas Salk, March of Dimes, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, polio
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Thanksgiving: Another FDR Experiment
Yesterday we celebrated Thanksgiving, as usual, on the fourth Thursday of November. Today shoppers are hitting the stores for “Black Friday” super discounts to kick off holiday shopping. But until 1939, Thanksgiving Day was traditionally the last Thursday in November. That year there were five Thursdays in the month, and concern about a shortened shopping season prompted President Franklin [...]
Posted by Mary on November 26, 2010, under - Great Depression, - World War II, Uncategorized.
Tags: american history, fdr and thanksgiving, Franklin Roosevelt, history of thanksgiving, Prologue magazine, why is thanksgiving the last thursday of november
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