Franklin D. RooseveltPresident of the United States from 1933 to 1945PersonalFamilies DelanoRooseveltParalysisSunshine Special44th Governor of New YorkElections 19281930Governorship32nd President of the United StatesPresidency 1933–19411941–1945timelineTransitionattempted assassinationInaugurations firstsecondthirdfourthTenureFirst 100 daysNew DealGlass-Steagall ActWPASocial SecuritySECFireside chatsSupreme Court PackingNational Recovery Act1937 recessionMarch of DimesWorld War IIAttack on Pearl HarborDay of Infamy speechAtlantic CharterJapanese Americans internmentTehran ConferenceDeclaration by United NationsD-DaySecond Bill of RightsG.I. BillYalta ConferencePoliciesCannabisForeignGood NeighborAppointmentsJudiciaryStoneWileySupreme Court candidatesPresidential campaigns1932 primariesconventionelection1936 primariesconventionelection1940 primariesconventionelection1944 primariesconventionelectionLegacyCriticismNew Deal criticsCivil rights recordFranksgivingPresidential LibraryMemorialCultural depictionsCriticismFranklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 – April 12, 1945), also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945.
Cynthia Cooper (accountant)Cynthia Cooper is an American accountant who formerly served as the Vice President of Internal Audit at WorldCom. In 2002, Cooper and her team of auditors worked together in secret and often at night to investigate and unearth $3.8 billion in fraud at WorldCom which, at that time, was the largest corporate fraud in U.S. history. Cooper was named one of three "People of the Year" by Time magazine in 2002.
Coleen RowleyColeen Rowley (born December 20, 1954) is an American former FBI special agent and whistleblower. Rowley is well known for testifying as to concerns regarding the FBI ignoring information of a suspected terrorist during 9/11, which led to a two-year investigation by the Department of Justice. Rowley was also a Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL) candidate for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district, one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota in 2006.
Soong Mei-lingSoong Mei-ling (also spelled Soong May-ling; March 4, 1898 – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang (Chinese: 蔣夫人), was the First Lady of the Republic of China as the wife of Chiang Kai-shek. The youngest of the Soong sisters, she played a prominent role in Chinese politics and foreign relations in the first half of the 20th century.
Time (magazine)Time is an American news magazine based in New York City. It was published weekly for nearly a century. Starting in March 2020, it was published every other week. It was first published in New York City on March 3, 1923, and for many years it was run by its co-founder, Henry Luce. A European edition, Time Europe, is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. An Asian edition, Time Asia, is based in Hong Kong.
Winston ChurchillPersonal detailsBorn(1874-11-30)30 November 1874Blenheim, Oxfordshire, EnglandDied24 January 1965(1965-01-24) (aged 90)Hyde Park Gate, London, EnglandResting placeSt Martin's Church, Bladon, OxfordshirePartyConservative(1899–1904, 1924–1964)Other politicalaffiliationsLiberal (1904–1924)Constitutionalist (1924)SpouseClementine Hozier(m.1908)Children5, including Diana, Randolph, Sarah and MaryParentsLord Randolph ChurchillJeanette "Jennie" JeromeRelativesSpencer familyEducationRoyal Military College, SandhurstOccupationHistorianpainterpoliticianmilitary officerwriterCivilian awardsFull listBe ye men of valourRecorded 19 May 1940Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was a British statesman, military officer, and writer who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945, during the Second World War, and again from 1951 to 1955.
Hungarian Revolution of 1956Citizen rebellion in HungaryBelligerents Soviet UnionUntil 24 October: Hungary (Hegedüs government)From 4 November:Kádár governmentHungarian revolutionariesFrom 24 October: Hungary (Nagy government)Commanders and leadersNikita KhrushchevYuri AndropovIvan KonevIvan SerovGeorgy ZhukovKuzma GrebennikGennady ObaturovVasily SokolovskyErnő GerőAndrás HegedüsLászló PirosIstván BataJános KádárFerenc MünnichAntal ApróImre Nagy Pál Maléter Géza LosonczyZoltán TildyBéla KovácsAnna KéthlyMiklós Gimes József Dudás Sándor Kopácsi (POW)Béla KirályGergely PongrátzUnits involvedSoviet Armed ForcesKGBÁVH Loyalist elements of the MNArmed citizensDemonstrators Pro-Revolution elements of the MNStrength31,550 troops1,130 tanks UnknownPolitical supportWorking People's Party (loyalists, to 28 October)Socialist Workers' Party (from 4 November)Working People's Party (dissidents, to 31 October)Socialist Workers' Party(to 4 November)Smallholders' PartySocial Democratic PartyPetőfi PartyDemocratic People's PartyIndependence PartyOther reformed partiesCasualties and losses722 killed1,540 wounded2,500–3,000 killed13,000 wounded200,000 exiledThe Hungarian Revolution of 1956 (23 October – 4 November 1956; Hungarian: 1956-os forradalom), also known as the Hungarian Uprising, was an attempted countrywide revolution against the government of the Hungarian People's Republic (1949–1989) and the policies caused by the government's subordination to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
Chiang Kai-shekLeader of the Republic of China from 1928 to 1975Personal detailsBornChiang Jui-yuan(1887-10-31)31 October 1887Xikou, Zhejiang, ChinaDied5 April 1975(1975-04-05) (aged 87)Taipei, TaiwanResting placeCihu MausoleumPartyKuomintangSpousesMao Fumei (m. 1901; div.
Sherron WatkinsSherron Watkins (born August 28, 1959) is an American former Vice President of Corporate Development at the Enron Corporation. Watkins discovered and reported the 2001 Enron scandal to Enron's then-CEO Kenneth Lay. Watkins was selected as one of three "Persons of the Year 2002" by Time magazine, alongside two other whistleblowers, Cynthia Cooper of WorldCom and Coleen Rowley of the FBI.
Nelson MandelaPresident of South Africa from 1994 to 1999Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (18 July 1918 – 5 December 2013) was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician, and philanthropist, who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was the country's first black head of state and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Baby boomersBaby boomers, often shortened to boomers, are the demographic cohort preceded by the Silent Generation and followed by Generation X. The generation is often defined as people born from 1946 to 1964. These years span the mid-20th-century baby boom that followed the end of World War II. The dates, the demographic context, and the cultural identifiers may vary by country.
News magazineMagazine about current events 2512, a monthly news magazine published in Réunion A news magazine is a typed, printed, and published magazine, radio, or television program, usually published weekly, consisting of articles about current events. News magazines generally discuss stories in greater depth than newspapers or newscasts do, and aim to give the consumer an understanding of the important events beyond the basic facts.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.