the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor
The story takes place during the Great Depression, so the President at the time was either Herbert Hoover or Franklin Roosevelt.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Franklin D. Roosevelt being elected to serve four terms as President.
The recovery from the Great Depression and World War II.
being president for the u.s
The bloody Crimean War was going on in Europe while Pierce was President.
Both Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill had near fatal calamities happen to them. I don't remember the exact event that happened to President Roosevelt. Prime Minister Churchill had been traveling in a ship that was hit. He was not injured and the people on the ship were rescued.
The Great Depression was the major event that caused President Roosevelt to become more of an internationalist.
The March of Dimes was first founded in January of 1938 by then president Franklin D. Roosevelt. It's March for Babies parade (walking event) was established in 1970.
The link between a US president and toy bears is the association with Theodore Roosevelt. During Roosevelt's presidency in the early 20th century, he was often referred to as Teddy Roosevelt. The connection with toy bears comes from an incident during a hunting trip where Roosevelt refused to shoot a wounded bear. This event was widely publicized, leading to the creation of the "Teddy bear" in his honor.
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Theodore Roosevelt was the Vice-President of William McKinley. While attending the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo, NY on 6 September 1901, McKinley was assassinated, dying from his wounds days later. Vice President Roosevelt is now President Roosevelt.