Key Events: F. D. Roosevelt

DATE	BRIEF DESCRIPTION

1882	Born January 30 at Hyde Park, New York.
1904	Graduates from Harvard University.
1907	Admitted to the New York State bar.
1910-1913	Elected to New York State Senate.
1913-1920	Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
1920	Democratic candidate for vice-president alongside James M. Cox.
1921	Stricken by poliomyelitis.
1929	Elected Governor of New York.
1932	During his campaign for the presidency he assembles the ''Brain Trust'' group of advisers. Elected President.
1933	Introduces the New Deal programme to tackle the economic crisis of the Great Depression.
1936	Elected for second term as President.
1940	Elected for third term as President.
1941	Draws up Atlantic Charter with Churchill. Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor forces Roosevelt to bring the United States into World War II.
1944	Elected for fourth term as President.
1945	Yalta Conference with Churchill and Stalin. Recommends creation of a United Nations organization. Dies April 12 at Warm Springs, Georgia.