may 18, 1933 - Tennessee Valley Authority

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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was established in 1933 as one of the most ambitious projects of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal, aimed at modernizing the economically depressed Tennessee Valley region. The TVA developed flood control, electricity generation, and modern agriculture practices through the construction of dams and hydroelectric plants, transforming the region's social and economic landscape and serving as a model for regional planning.

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