Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first and last US President to serve four terms.
President Franklin Roosevelt became the first president to travel abroad during war.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Jefferson Memorial to Thomas Jefferson.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a 48-hour working week order to increase production during World War II.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrived in Morocco, where he met British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to discuss allies during World War II.
The US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed.
Daylight Saving started in the US.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill establishing the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day in the US.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his 'Day of Infamy' speech to the US Congress – a day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
The National Gallery of Art opens in Washington. D.C.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt received a letter from Albert Einstein detailing the possibility of atomic weapons.
Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act, creating a government pension system for the retired.
Planes were banned from passing over the White House.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Tennessee Valley Act to build dams.
An assassination attempt was made against US President Franklin D. Roosevelt by an Italian immigrant, Giuseppe Zangara.
