Polio reserch
It was started by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was paralyzed from the waist down after contracting polio in 1921. It was initially not called the March of Dimes, however. Please see the Related Question for more details.
The March of Dimes was founded in 1938 by president Franklin D. Rossevelt.
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.
Franklin Roosevelt married to Eleanor Roosevelt in March 17, 1905
The first Roosevelt dimes were minted in 1946. The dime was chosen to honor Roosevelt because he supported and helped found the March of Dimes, which at that time collected dimes all over the US to fund research into a vaccine for polio. Roosevelt had contracted the disease in 1921 and was paralyzed from the hips down.
Franklin D. Roosevelt married to Eleanor Roosevelt in March 17, 1905
Yes, Franklin Roosevelt married to Eleanor Roosevelt in March 17, 1905
Yes, franklin D Roosevelt married to Eleanor Roosevelt in March 17, 1905
The 32nd president of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt held office from March 4, 1933 until his death on April 12, 1945.
FDR married his fifth cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, on March 17, 1905.(she was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt, US president from 1901 to 1909).
The wedding day of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt was March 17, 1905. Agape1123
FDR married his fifth cousin, Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, on March 17, 1905.(she was the niece of Theodore Roosevelt, US president from 1901 to 1909).