may 6, 1935 - Works Progress Administration (WPA),
Description:
As part of the Second New Deal, the Roosevelt administration and Congress setup a series of programs to help youths, professionals, and other workers. The WPA was headed by Harry Hopkins who is a former chief of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. It set out many jobs as quickly as possible.
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Date:
may 6, 1935
Now
~ 90 years ago