Prior to becoming president, FDR suffered from polio, which permanently paralyzed his legs. He used swimming as a form of therapy. Thus, when he became president, the New York Daily News put on a ...

The vote Tuesday emerges as the most important since FDR’s third term, when he was elected in the shadow of war.

In the Gilded Age, America felt powerful and invincible and elected Theodore Roosevelt, a man who exuded strength and ...

On Oct. 31, 1936, FDR held a rally at Madison Square Garden. Here are some of the things he said – see if they sound like anyone you know: "The nation knows that I hate war, and I know that the ...

Pakistani officials say militants attacked a health center used in an ongoing anti-polio campaign in the country's northwest, triggering a shootout that left two police officers dead PESHAWAR ...

“My oldest sister had polio. She got March of Dimes. But she went to school. Went to Marshall College and got education from March of Dimes. That’s what President Roosevelt had made possible ...

Americans are anxious, frustrated about the presidential campaign, poll finds Wells says Roosevelt is the first president she can remember, and her favorite. “My oldest sister had polio.