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Mar 4, 1933: FDR Inaugurated

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

On March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States. In his famous inaugural address, delivered outside the east wing of the U.S. Capitol, Roosevelt outlined…

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Feb 29, 1932: “Alfalfa” Murray on Cover of Time

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

One of the most colorful western politicians of his day, William “Alfalfa” Murray makes the cover of Time magazine after announcing his long-shot candidacy for the Presidency. Born in poverty near Toadsuck, Texas, in 1869, Murray dabbled in a variety…

Feb 29, 1940: McDaniel Wins Oscar

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On February 29, 1940, Gone with the Wind is honored with eight Oscars by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. An epic Southern romance set during the hard times of the Civil War, the movie swept the…

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Feb 15, 1933: FDR Escapes Assassination in Miami

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Action for Freedom — 1 Comment

On this day in 1933, a deranged, unemployed brick layer named Giuseppe Zangara shouts Too many people are starving! and fires a gun at America’s president-elect, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt had just delivered a speech in Miami’s Bayfront Park from…

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Dec 27, 1932: Radio City Music Hall Opens

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Action for Freedom — Leave a comment

At the height of the Great Depression, thousands turn out for the opening of Radio City Music Hall, a magnificent Art Deco theater in New York City. Radio City Music Hall was designed as a palace for the people, a…