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August 2 – The Stalin White Sea–Baltic Canal, a 227 km ship canal constructed using forced labour in the Soviet Union, opens, connecting the White Sea with Lake Onega and the Baltic. August 7 – Simele massacre: More than 3,000 Assyrian Iraqis are killed by Iraqi government troops.
What are the dates from March 9 1933 to June 16 1933 known as? ›
They also focused on giving food to the poor, educating workers, and providing nearly 500,000 jobs for women. The fifteen landmark pieces of legislation passed by Congress during the Hundred Days are: Emergency Banking Act (March 9, 1933) Cullen–Harrison Act (March 16), modifying the Volstead Act.
Which president served 3 terms? ›
Roosevelt began on January 20, 1941, when he was once again inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States, and the fourth term of his presidency ended with his death on April 12, 1945. Roosevelt won a third term by defeating Republican nominee Wendell Willkie in the 1940 United States presidential election.
Who became president after FDR died? ›
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.
What happened on August 16 1933? ›
On the night of August 16, 1933, after a softball game at Toronto's Christie Pits Park, a gang of young men unfurled a white banner. On it was a black swastika, symbolic of Nazi Germany's persecution of Jews. It was directed at a team of mostly Jewish teens from Toronto's Harbord Playground.
What happened on August 11, 1933? ›
August 11, 1933 (Friday)
The Simele massacre was carried out by the Iraqi Army against the unarmed Assyrian Christians living in the town of Simele, on orders of General Bakr Sidqi. The unarmed men of the town, including teenaged boys, were sought out and shot by soldiers with machine guns.
What did FDR do in 1933? ›
On March 9, 1933, Roosevelt sent to Congress the Emergency Banking Act, drafted in large part by Hoover's top advisors. The act was passed and signed into law the same day. It provided for a system of reopening sound banks under Treasury supervision, with federal loans available if needed.
Why did FDR declare a bank holiday in 1933? ›
March 1933. For an entire week in March 1933, all banking transactions were suspended in an effort to stem bank failures and ultimately restore confidence in the financial system.
What national crisis happened in 1933? ›
The causes of the Great Depression were many and varied, but the impact was visible across the country. By the time that FDR was inaugurated president on March 4, 1933, the banking system had collapsed, nearly 25% of the labor force was unemployed, and prices and productivity had fallen to 1/3 of their 1929 levels.
Has a president ever had a tattoo? ›
Roosevelt did, however, have gunpowder tattoos that he accidentally inflicted on himself as a 13-year-old boy.
However, Roosevelt's efforts as governor to address the effects of the depression in his own state established him as the front-runner for the 1932 Democratic presidential nomination.
Who ran for president while they were in jail? ›
Eugene Debs ran for president from prison. His former bellwether county — and museum — both hold lessons for Trump's campaign. TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — Eleven minutes after the Donald Trump verdict came in, the social media feed at the Eugene V. Debs Museum flickered to life.
Did Franklin D. Roosevelt have two wives? ›
Which President died the earliest? ›
The initial authorization for this practice was provided by Article II, Section 1, Clause 6, of the U.S. Constitution. The first incumbent U.S. president to die was William Henry Harrison, on April 4, 1841, only one month after Inauguration Day.
Who was the U.S. president when Hiroshima was bombed? ›
Truman, after consultations with his advisers, ordered atomic bombs dropped on cities devoted to war work. Two were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japanese surrender quickly followed. In June 1945 Truman witnessed the signing of the charter of the United Nations, hopefully established to preserve peace.
What big events happened in 1933? ›
1933: 12 new Chevrolet pickup trucks for the Civilian Conservation Corps, Yellowstone National Park.
- President Roosevelt rejects socialism and government ownership of industry.
- The first doughnut store under the Krispy Kreme name opens on Charlotte Pike in Nashville, Tennessee.
- 15 million unemployed in the U.S.
1933. Frequency modulation (FM radio) was invented by Edwin Howard Armstrong. Stereo records were invented.
What happened on September 17 1933? ›
September 17, 1933 (Sunday)
The Chinese city of Shanhaikwan and the surrounding area was annexed to the Japanese puppet-state of Manchukuo.
What happened in August 1932? ›
500 were reported dead in flooding of the Pearl River in China. An explosion and fire at the Ritz Tower Hotel in Manhattan killed eight firemen. The Washington quarter was released to the American public. Manufacturing of the Mars chocolate bar began in Slough, England.
