may 12, 1933 - Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
Description:
The Act was the first direct-relief operation under the New Deal and was headed by Harry L. Hopkins, a New York social worker who was one of Franklin D. Roosevelt's most influential advisers. The law provided money for food and other necessities for the unemployed. Affected the people in trying to aid people feeling the effects of the depression.Added to timeline:
Date:
may 12, 1933
Now
~ 92 years ago