This Week In American History

August 14 1935 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act, which guaranteed an income for the unemployed and retirees. FDR commended Congress for

August 7 1782 General George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, created the “Badge for Military Merit,” a decoration consisting of a

July 31    1876 The first Coast Guard Academy, then called the Revenue Cutter School of Instruction, was established and held aboard the two-masted topsail

July 24 1847 After 17 months and many miles of travel, Brigham Young led 148 pioneers unto Utah's Valley of the Great Salt Lake. Gazing