April 12, 1945: Roosevelt dies and Truman takes command mid-war, reshaping World War II strategy and the postwar world order.

In 1932, the topic of highest importance to Americans was the Great Depression, giving Democrats an advantage in securing their place in the White House. The incumbent, Herbert Hoover, was unpopular ...

President Franklin D. Roosevelt led the country through a devastating depression, laid the groundwork for today’s worker protections and modern Social Security and then saw the U.S. through World War ...

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On this day in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a massive cerebral hemorrhage at his Warm Springs, Ga., retreat at the age of 63. Roosevelt's death in the final months of World War II was ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A diary belonging to a teenage girl living in New York City in 1945 has offered a fascinating glimpse of what life was ...

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