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The 1940 Democratic National Convention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 15 to July 18, 1940. The convention resulted in the nomination of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace from Iowa was nominated for vice president .
The 1940 United States presidential election was the 39th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 5, 1940. Incumbent Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican businessman Wendell Willkie to be reelected for an unprecedented third term in office. Until 1988, this was the last time in which the ...
1.24 Franklin Roosevelt vs Thomas Dewey vs John Garner. ... July 16, 1940 1,626 (A) 44.3%: 43.1% 0.3% 12.4% 1.2: Gallup Poll News Service July 11, 1940
Eight decades ago, one such defender of freedom — or, at least, a resolute opponent of Nazism — President Franklin D. Roosevelt, unleashed his Justice Department on another small-town, family ...
Henry Agard Wallace (October 7, 1888 – November 18, 1965) was an American politician, journalist, farmer, and businessman who served as the 33rd vice president of the United States, from 1941 to 1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He served as the 11th U.S. secretary of agriculture and the 10th U.S. secretary of commerce.
In July 1940, Roosevelt appointed two interventionist Republican leaders, Henry L. Stimson and Frank Knox, as Secretaries of War and the Navy, respectively. Both parties gave support to his plans for a rapid build-up the American military, but the isolationists warned that Roosevelt would get the nation into an unnecessary war with Germany. [242]
July 7, 1940 (Sunday) Italy granted permission to the French to keep their Mediterranean bases armed. [6] General elections were held in Mexico. Manuel Ávila Camacho was elected president, claiming 93.9% of the vote. Born: Ringo Starr, drummer for The Beatles, in Dingle, Liverpool, England.
The third presidential term of Franklin D. Roosevelt began on January 20, 1941, when he was once again inaugurated as the 32nd president of the United States, and the fourth term of his presidency ended with his death on April 12, 1945. Roosevelt won a third term by defeating Republican nominee Wendell Willkie in the 1940 United States ...