may 6, 1935 - Works Progress Administration
Description:
- HUGE program to create jobs.- Bigger than CCC and PWA.
It set out to employ 3.5 million people and by 1938 was employing nearly that number. It also aimed to create bridges, roads, and cultural artifacts and succeeded in all three of those areas.
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 6, 1935
Now
~ 90 years ago