Roosevelt takes office amid banking panicMar 4, 1933Labels: Franklin D, Great Depression, US BanksMiller CenterPBS
Emergency Banking Act stabilizes the banking systemMar 9, 1933Labels: Emergency Banking, Federal oversight, Bank holidayFedHistoryPBS
Civilian Conservation Corps begins conservation work reliefMar 31, 1933Labels: Civilian Conservation, Conservation, Unemployment reliefBritannicaRooseveltHouse
Agricultural Adjustment Act launches farm-price supportsMay 12, 1933Labels: Agricultural Adjustment, Farmers, Farm policyBritannicaBritannica
Tennessee Valley Authority created for regional developmentMay 18, 1933Labels: Tennessee Valley, Regional development, DamsNational ArchivesTVA
Glass–Steagall reforms banking and creates deposit insuranceJun 16, 1933Labels: Glass Steagall, FDIC, Bank regulationFedHistoryHISTORY
Gold Reserve Act shifts monetary gold to the TreasuryJan 30, 1934Labels: Gold Reserve, U S, Monetary policyFedHistory
Supreme Court strikes down the National Industrial Recovery ActMay 27, 1935Labels: Schechter Poultry, National Industrial, Supreme CourtBritannicaCornell LII
Wagner Act establishes federal protections for unionsJul 5, 1935Labels: Wagner Act, National Labor, Labor rightsNational ArchivesNLRB
Social Security Act creates a national social insurance systemAug 14, 1935Labels: Social Security, Social insurance, Old-age benefitsNational ArchivesSSA History
Banking Act of 1935 strengthens the Federal Reserve’s structureAug 23, 1935Labels: Banking Act, Federal Reserve, Board ofFedHistory
Roosevelt proposes Supreme Court reorganization planFeb 5, 1937Labels: Court packing, Supreme Court, Roosevelt proposalBritannicaSenate
Fair Labor Standards Act sets minimum wage and overtime rulesJun 25, 1938Labels: Fair Labor, Minimum wage, Child laborU S Labor
Reorganization Act marks a transition from New Deal experimentationApr 3, 1939Labels: Reorganization Act, Executive Office, Administrative reformCongress govLOC PDF