August 14 in American History
FDR signed the Social Security Act, creating the retirement system nearly every working American still pays into today. Whatever you think of it, it reshaped the deal between citizen and government more than almost any law of the last century — worth understanding on its own terms.
In 1935: Social Security is signed into law. FDR signed the Social Security Act, creating the retirement system nearly every working American still pays into today.
FDR signed the Social Security Act, creating the retirement system nearly every working American still pays into today. Whatever you think of it, it reshaped the deal between citizen and government more than almost any law of the last century — worth understanding on its own terms.
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