Before vaccines and public health triumphs, polio was the thing that kept parents up at night. During its peak from 1948 to ...

In 1921, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was diagnosed with polio at the age of 39. Here was a young, wealthy politician in the prime of his life who was stricken during a vacation at his lake house at ...

To remember FDR, who profoundly changed America with his New Deal programs, take a look at some fascinating facts about his ...

Stamps were a lifelong passion of Franklin D. Roosevelt, who began collecting at age 8 ‒ a hobby sparked by his mother’s own collection. Over his lifetime, he amassed 1.2 million stamps, finding ...

The most iconic image from the visit showed Yeltsin gazing in wonder upon a cooler filled with frozen food. The technology ...

Fala and Harry Truman, Roosevelt’s successor in the presidency, during the dedication of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s home in Hyde Park in 1946. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons Fala was also ...

It was a few minutes before 10 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, June 6, 1944, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt began his radio broadcast to an anxious nation. Earlier that day, he had held a ...

A palm tree planted to commemorate the death of Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt still stands 75 years after his death. Tucson firefighter Charles Rice planted the tree behind Fire Station ...

Kyle MacLachlan reflects on what it was like to play such an iconic role.

"It was built in 1935," Grimes said. "There's a (Works Projects Administration) plaque on there." For context, WPA was a New Deal initiative from the Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential administration.

Object Details author Wicker, Christine Subject Roosevelt, Franklin D (Franklin Delano) 1882-1945 Religion Contents "Plump, pink and nice" -- School days -- Up and comer -- Lead my sheep -- "They will ...