In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing their place in the White House. The incumbent, Herbert Hoover, was unpopular ...

An audio clip from the BBC archive taken from a speech made by the American President, Franklin D. Roosevelt at the Yalta ...

It touched most everyone who heard the shocking news of the sudden passing of Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 12, 1945. The President had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage during a visit to Warm ...

Schools, businesses and organizations in southeast Minnesota will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Earth Day. Numerous events are planned including tree plantings. Rochester Boxing Club’s Paul ...

On this day in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage at his Warm Springs, Ga., retreat at the age of 63. Roosevelt's death in the final months of World War II was ...

2015-04-12T16:00:18-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/2d9/20150412160416003_hd.jpgThis program included official U.S. government newsreel coverage of the funeral ...

Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman-From World War to Cold War by Michael Dobbs. Published by Alfred Knopf, 2012. To view latest At Ease e-Edition, click the image.

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