Today’s Memorable Events
- Apr 17 1861 – Virginia is the ninth State to secede from the Union
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Today – March 7
Today’s Memorable Foreign Event
- 7 Mar 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell gets patent for the telephone
Today – March 6
Today’s Memorable U. S. Events
- Mar 6 1819 - McCulloch v. Maryland - Granting Congress implied powers.
- Mar 6 1820 - Missouri Compromise - Regarding Slavery in new States.
- Mar 6 1857 - Dred Scott Decision - Regarding African-American rights of Citizenship (pre – Civil War)
Today – February 4
Today’s Memorable U. S. Event
- 4 Feb 1789 – George Washington elected as the first President of the United States of America.
Today – August 14
Today’s Memorable U. S. Event
14 Aug. 1935 – Social Security Act signed
Roosevelt Signs The : President Roosevelt signs Social Security Act, at approximately 3:30 pm EST on 14 August 1935. Standing with Roosevelt are Rep. (D-NC); unknown person in shadow; Sen. Robert Wagner (D-NY); Rep. John Dingell (D-MI); unknown man in bowtie; the Secretary of Labor, ; Sen. (D-MS); and Rep. David Lewis (D-MD). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The Social Security Act was drafted during Roosevelt’s first term by the President’s Committee on Economic Security, under Frances Perkins, and passed by Congress as part of the New Deal. The act was an attempt to limit what were seen as dangers in the modern American life, including old age, poverty, unemployment, and the burdens of widows and fatherless children. By signing this act on August 14, 1935, President Roosevelt became the first president to advocate federal assistance for the elderly
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World War Cycle – Depression / World War II Era- Fourth Turning, Crisis (1930-1944)
