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- Collection: HIST 27/127 Great Depression Spring 2026
In his Annual Message to Congress on January 3, 1934, Roosevelt reviewed the accomplishments of the first year of the New Deal and outlined priorities…
In accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for a second term on June 27, 1936, Roosevelt defended the accomplishments of the New Deal and argued…
The MarchThis firsthand account by Jim Sheridan describes his experience traveling with Bonus Army marchers during the Great Depression. Sheridan recounts…
Emergency Banking Relief ActThe Emergency Banking Relief Act, passed on March 9, 1933, was a key piece of legislation enacted during the early days of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s…
Social Security ActThe Social Security Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14, 1935, established a federal system of old-age benefits,…
National Industrial Recovery ActThe National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA), signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 16, 1933, was a major piece of New Deal…
Tennessee Valley Authority ActThe Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 18, 1933, created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)…
National Labor Relations ActThe National Labor Relations Act, also known as the Wagner Act, was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 5, 1935. The act…
Great Depression SufferingEncyclopedia article about the Great Depression in Georgia. The stock market crash in the waning days of October 1929 heralded the beginning of the…
"Text of Hoover Speech Attacking Communism and Answering Criticism of G.O.P"Evening Star was one of the nation’s premiere afternoon newspapers. During the Star’s 128 years of publication, it was considered the “paper of…