Franklin D. Roosevelt
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The iconic USS Iowa left San Francisco Bay on its way to its new home in Southern California. Surrounded by pleasure boats and other vessels, the 887-foot long, 58,000-ton battlewagon was towed through the bay and passed under the Golden Gate Bridge at... Full Article at Lompoc Record
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In a radio speech, Roosevelt said all necessary measures would be taken to deliver supplies to Great Britain and warned Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler that "America will resist his every attempt to gain control of the seas." During his speech, Roosevelt... Full Article at Tulsa World
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In this photo taken Tuesday April 24, 2012, a bathtub put in for President Franklin Roosevelt is shown inside the battleship USS Iowa in Richmond, Calif. The 887-foot long ship that once carried Roosevelt to a World War II summit to meet with Churchill... View Photo »
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The only thing we have to fear is fear itself -- nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.
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Army's 100th Infantry Battalion, seeing service in France and Italy. Others presented with Gold Medals the highest civilian honor included members of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service. Some had enlisted; others... Full Article at Sacramento Bee
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USS Iowa has left San Francisco and is on its way to its new home in Southern California. The USS Iowa - the iconic World War II-era battleship that once served as transport to President Franklin D. Roosevelt - left San Francisco Bay on Saturday on its... Full Article at San Diego Local News 1
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But Pearl Harbor tends to overshadow the many important sites around Oahu involved in that "date which will live in infamy," as President Franklin D. Roosevelt would call it in his request that Congress declare war on Japan after the attack. Here are a... Full Article at The Orange County Register
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In this photo taken Tuesday April 24, 2012, a crane on a floating barge lifts a 60-foot mast onto the battleship USS Iowa for reattachment in Richmond, Calif. The 887-foot long ship that once carried President Franklin Roosevelt to a World War II summit... View Photo »
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When the future of the USS Iowa was in doubt, concerned citizens from across the country did everything they could to make sure future generations would know the historic significance of this battleship ... Those who served aboard the USS Iowa contributed to the U.S. effort in World War II, the Korean W...
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FRANCISCO (AP) — The USS Iowa — the iconic World War II-era battleship that once served as transport to President Franklin D. Roosevelt — left San Francisco Bay on Saturday on its way to its new home in Southern California. Surrounded by pleasure boats... Full Article at NPR
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Los Angeles in San Pedro, where it will be transformed into an interactive naval museum. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Paul Chinn) MANDATORY CREDIT PHOTOG & CHRONICLE; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; TV OUT The USS Iowa — the iconic World War II-era battleship... Full Article at WSB-TV Atlanta
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States. He was a central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945 and is the only U.S. president to... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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