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FDR’s social policies and management of World War II are examined in “FDR: Part 2” on AMERICAN EXPERIENCE – Sept. 16 at 8 pm

Part 2” Tuesday, September 16 at 8:00 pm From the Collection: The Presidents. The policies and persona of Franklin Delano Roosevelt set the cast of the “modern”... Read More ...
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FDR’s D-Day prayer is now a part of the National World War II Memorial

This story has been corrected. WASHINGTON — On June 6, 1944, as allied troops fought their way into Normandy after the D-Day landings, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the nation. “Last night ...
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The Secret WW2 Mission for Pearl Harbor Revenge

Navy Secretary Frank Knox’s voice trembled through the line, his words carrying the weight of an unspeakable disaster — ...
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It Happened Here: Yakima Valley mourns Franklin D. Roosevelt's death

Eighty years ago today, as World War II was approaching its denouement in Europe, America’s wartime leader — and longest serving president — died. Franklin D. Roosevelt had a fatal stroke April 12, ...

Long Islander whose grandparents lived through Japanese occupation of the Philippines in WWII recalls family's hardships

Japanese forces confiscated the home of Central Islip resident Jan Jandayran's maternal grandmother during WWII.