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2000 Franklin Garrett, American Historian
1997 Colin Franklin, doctor, dies at 67 1997 Franklin Quest Senior Golf Championship 1996 Robert Franklin Overmyer, astronaut (STS-5, STS-51-B), dies at 59 1996 Neil Franklin, soccer star, dies at 74 1995 David Melvin English Franklin, singer, dies at 52 1988 Franklin D. Roosevelt,, Jr., Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, dies on 74th birthday 1988 Carolyn Franklin, singer/songwriter/son of Aretha, dies at 43 1987 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin 1982 South Bend, Indiana jury acquits self-avowed racist Joseph Paul Franklin 1981 Joseph Paul Franklin, avowed racist, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 2 black joggers in Salt Lake City 1979 Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal 1979 105th Preakness: Ron Franklin aboard Spectacular Bid wins in 1:54.2 1979 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4 1976 Alberta Franklin, silent screen actress, dies at 79 1976 Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles 1974 Gold legal in U.S., Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin 1974 "Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing" by Aretha Franklin peaks at #47 1972 Aretha Franklin sings at Mahalia Jackson's funeral 1971 Lewis Franklin Powell confirmed as Supreme Court justice 1970 Randall Evans, Franklin Virginia, 100m/200m runner 1970 Ian Franklin, CFL cornerback for the Edmonton Eskimos 1970 Keith Franklin, WLAF linebacker for the Amsterdam Admirals 1969 Aretha Franklin arrested for disturbing peace in Detroit 1968 Franklin C Fry, U.S. minister (World Rad of Church), dies 1968 Franklin Langham, Augusta, Georgia, Nike golfer, 1993 Permian Basin Open 1968 "Ben Franklin in Paris" closes at Lunt Fontanne New York City after 215 performances 1967 Harvey Franklin, WLAF WR for the Amsterdam Admirals 1967 Aretha Franklin's "Respect" reaches #1 1967 Aretha Franklin releases "Respect" 1967 Aretha Franklin records "Respect" 1965 Brent Franklin, Barrie Ont, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 Japan Open-2nd 1964 "Ben Franklin in Paris" opens at Lunt Fontanne New York City for 215 performances 1962 President Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted an honorary degree from Yale 1962 E. Franklin Frazier, American Sociologist 1962 Trevor Franklin, cricketer, opened for New Zealand mid-80's 1960 Don Franklin, actor, Seaquest 2032, Noah Dixon-The Young Riders 1960 Franklin P Adams, columnist (Information Please), dies at 78 1959 Edward Franklin Albee's "zoo story," premieres in Berlin 1958 Franklin Pangborn, dies at 69 1956 Tony Franklin, NFL kicker, Philadelphia Eagles, New England Patriots 1952 David Pack, born in Los Angeles, California, musician, producer, Grammy-Award winning record producer for Wynnona, Aretha Franklin, Kenny Loggins, Phil Collins, Music Director for President Bill Clinton's Inaugurations, 1992 and 1996, cofounder, lead vocalist for band, Ambrosia 1952 Franklin National Bank issues 1st bank credit card 1950 Franklin Dyall, dies at 76 1950 Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, born in Costa Rica, astronaut, STS-61C, 34,46,60,75, sk:91 1950 Pamela Franklin, Tokyo, Japan, actress, Satan's School for Girls 1949 Franklin Ajaye, BKln, New York, comedian/actor, Jazz Singer, Car Wash 1949 Franklin Raines, American Businessman 1948 Franklin D. Roosevelt advisor Alger Hiss accused to be a "communist" 1946 1st issue of Franklin Roosevelt dime 1945 Robert Knight, born in Franklin, Tennessee, singer, rocker, debuted with the Paramounts, recorded hit, signature song, Everlasting Love 1945 U.S. aircraft carrier Franklin heavy damaged in Japanese air raid 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt buried on grounds of Hyde Park home 1945 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President (D) (1933-1945), dies at 63 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt, American President 1945 800 killed as Kamikaze attacked USS Franklin off Japan 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt announces success of Yalta Conference 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt sworn-in for an unprecedented 4th term as president 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R) 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill meet in Canada at 2nd Quebec Conference 1944 President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt says he would run for a 4th term 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs "GI Bill of Rights", Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1944 Carolyn Franklin, U.S. singer and songwriter, Baby Baby Baby, Angel 1944 Bonnie Franklin, Santa Monica Cal, TV actress, Ann-1 Day at a Time 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints General Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces 1943 President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces end of coffee rationing in U.S. 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes 1st U.S. President to visit a foreign country during wartime 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Jefferson Memorial 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders minimal 48 hour work week in war industry 1943 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WW II 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders dismantling of Works Progress Administration 1942 Melvin Franklin, Montgomery Alabama, rocker, Temptations 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt forms Office of Economic Stabilization 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES) 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Office of War with Elmer Davis as head 1942 Aretha Franklin, born in Memphis, Tennessee, Respect 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders men between 45 and 64 to register for non military duty 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders detention and internment of all west-coast Japanese-Americans 1942 Congress advises Franklin D. Roosevelt that, Americans of Japanese descent should be locked up en masse so they wouldn't oppose the U.S. war effort 1942 Franklin D. Roosevelt asks commissioner to continue baseball during WW II 1942 Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American Clergyman 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt orders any Axis ship found in American waters be shot on sight 1941 Atlantic Charter signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill sign Atlantic Charter 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Churchill's 2nd meeting at Placentia Newfoundland 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt bans selling benzine/gasoline to Japan 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt demands Japanese troops out of Indo-China 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Executive Order 8802 forbidding discrimination 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares state of emergency due to Germany's sinking of Robin Moor 1941 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Lend-Lease Bill to lend money to Britain 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected president 1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R) 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act (1st peacetime draft) 1940 Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime Minister William M. King agree to joint defense commission 1940 Democratic Convention nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for a 3rd term 1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt lays cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. 1939 Franklin Jones, American Celebrity 1939 Albert Einstein informs Franklin D. Roosevelt of possibilities of atomic bomb 1939 Franklin A Sonn, union leader, South African workers 1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe 1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares U.S. neutrality at start of WW II in Europe 1939 NBC/RCA 1st public TV demo with Franklin D. Roosevelt at opening of New York World's Fair 1938 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Thousand Islands Bridge connecting U.S. and Canada 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt visits Grand Coulee Dam construction site in Washington State 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Bonneville Dam on Columbia River (Oregon) 1937 Senate rejects Franklin D.. Roosevelt proposal to enlarge Supreme Court 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs act of neutrality 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes enlarging Supreme Court, "court packing" plan failed 1936 President Franklin D. Roosevelt wins landslide victory over Alfred M. Landon 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt rededicates Statue of Liberty on its 50th anniversary 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam, now known as Hoover Dam 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt gives FBI authority to pursuit fascists and communists 1936 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs 2nd neutrality act 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims Philippine Islands a free commonwealth 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs an act prohibiting export of U.S. arms to belligerents 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs National Labor Relations Act 1935 Franklin D. Roosevelt ordersa federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox Kentucky 1935 Raoul Franklin, chancellor, City University London 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates Boulder Dam (Hoover Dam) 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt became 1st President to travel through Panama Canal 1934 1st sitting U.S. president to visit South America, Franklin D. Roosevelt in Colombia 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Federal Credit Union Act, establishing Credit Unions 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt signs Home Owners Loan Act 1934 Franklin D. Roosevelt devalus dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Federal Alcohol Control Administration 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Civil Works Administration 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt authorizes 1st swimming pool built inside the White House 1933 Mount Davidson Cross lit by Franklin D. Roosevelt via telegraph 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt announces U.S. will leave gold standard 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt makes wine and beer with up to 3.2% alcohol legal 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt conducts his 1st fireside chat 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt declares a nationwide bank holiday 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims 10-day bank holiday 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugrated as 32nd president, pledges to pull U.S. out of Depression and says "We have nothing to fear but fear itself." 1933 President-elect Franklin Roosevelt survives assassination attempt 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd president for 1st time 1932 New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt visits LA 1932 Robert [Franklin] Adams, U.S., sci-fi author, Castaways in Time 1932 Franklin D. Roosevelt makes 1st presidential nominating conventional acceptance speech 1932 New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated for president at Dem Convention in Chicago 1930 Carl Franklin, Richmond California, actor, Fantastic Journey 1928 Franklin Cover, Cleveland, actor, Tom-The Jeffersons 1928 Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer, dies at 59 1927 Franklin "Bud" Held, javelin world champ, 1949, 51, 53-55 1922 Neil Franklin, soccer star 1921 Franklin D. Roosevelt stricken with polio at summer home on Canadian Is of Campobello 1919 Franc [Franklin E] Essed, Suriname agricultural eng, Oper Grasshopper 1915 Franklin K Mathiews, presents idea of "Book Week" 1915 John Hope Franklin, historian 1914 Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr., born in Campobello Island, Canada,Representative-D-New York 1949 - 1955, son of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1910 Eric Franklin, Indian civil servant 1909 Shirley Franklin, American Politician 1906 Franklin Garrett, American Historian 1905 Eleanor Roosevelt marries Franklin D. Roosevelt in NY 1904 Clifford P. Case, born in Franklin Park, New Jersey, Senator-R-New Jersey 1955 - 1979, Representative-R-New Jersey 1945 - 1953 1900 Franklin C Fry, U.S. minister, Lutheran World Relief 1897 John Franklin Enders, Conn, microbiologist, polio-Nobel 1954 1895 Dave Franklin, New York City, composer, Hop-a-long Cassidy 1894 E. Franklin Frazier, American Sociologist 1894 E Franklin Frazier, sociologist 1894 37 miners killed at Franklin, Washington 1889 Franklin Pangborn, Newark, actor, My Best Gal, Hats Off, Easy Living 1882 Franklin D. Roosevelt, born in New Hyde Park, New York, 32nd President, D, 1933-1945 1881 Franklin P Adams, born in Chicago, Illinois, columnist, Information Please 1881 Franklin P. Adams, American Journalist 1869 Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American Clergyman 1869 Franklin Peirce, 14th president 1853 - 1857, dies in Concord, New Hampshire at 64 1868 Henry Franklin Belknap Gilbert, composer 1864 Battle of Franklin, TN 1864 Battle of Franklin, Tennessee: Confederate attack fails, 7,700 casualities 1863 Benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis, Union major, dies in battle at 30 1863 Battle of Franklin's Crossing, Virginia, Deep Run 1863 Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, U.S. Confederate Brigadier-General, dies at 35 1863 Rebel General Earl Van Dorn attacks at Franklin, Tennessee 1860 1st White settlement in Idaho, Franklin 1852 Franklin Pierce elected as president of U.S. 1847 1st U.S. postage stamps go on sale, 5 cents Franklin and 10 cents Washington, New York City 1839 Gustavus Franklin Swift, founded Swift and Co 1836 Coin Press invented by Franklin Beale 1836 Benjamin Franklin Potts, Major General Union volunteers 1831 John Franklin Miller, Major General Union volunteers 1828 Elisha Franklin "Bull" Paxton, Brigadier General, Confederate Army 1823 William Buel Franklin, Major General Union volunteers 1823 Franklin Gardner, Major General Confederate Army 1820 Benjamin Franklin Cheatham, Major General Confederate Army 1820 John Franklin Farnsworth, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1818 Benjamin Franklin Butler, Major General Union volunteers 1813 Montgomery Blair, Franklin County, Kentucky, lawyer, Dred Scot V Sandford 1812 Benjamin Franklin Sands, Commander Union Navy 1804 Franklin Pierce, Hillsboro, New Hampshire, D, 14th President, 1853 - 1857 1800 Benjamin Franklin Wade, MC, Union 1800 Franklin Buchanan, Admiral, Confederate Navy 1790 Benjamin Franklin, statesman and inventor, dies at 84 1789 Ben Franklin writes "Nothing . . . certain but death and taxes" 1789 President-elect George Washington moves into Franklin House, New York 1789 Franklin College founded 1786 John Franklin, British explorer, Arctic 1785 Benjamin Franklin announces his invention of bifocals 1784 Eastern Tennessee settlers declare their area an independent state and name it Franklin; a year later the Continental Congress rejects it 1784 Ben Franklin expresses unhappiness over eagle as America's symbol 1775 1st Postmaster General: Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania takes office 1773 Benjamin Franklin writes "There never was a good war or bad peace" 1762 1st female (Ann Franklin) U.S. newspaper editor, Newport RI, Mercury 1753 Benjamin Franklin receives Godfrey Copley-Penny 1752 Ben Franklin's performs his kite-flying experiment 1752 Ben Franklin's kite is struck by lightning-what a shock! 1742 Benjamin Franklin invents his Franklin stove 1741 Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, 2nd U.S. magazine begins publishing 1732 Benjamin Franklin under the name Richard Saunders begins publication of "Poor Richard's Almanack" 1731 In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st U.S. library 1730 Benjamin Franklin marries Miss Read 1726 Benjamin Franklin returns to Philadelphia from England 1726 Benjamin Franklin sails back to Philadelphia 1725 Benjamin Franklin arrives in London 1724 Benjamin Franklin arrives in London 1706 Benjamin Franklin, Boston, kite flyer, statesman, and inventor 1702 Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies 1702 Thomas Franklin, English smith/uncle of B Franklin, dies |
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