Delano
Americannoun
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The U.S. sustained a small share of Allied casualties yet supplied more than half of Allied war material, the “arsenal of democracy” that Franklin Delano Roosevelt named and U.S. factories built.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
When he signed the Social Security Act in 1935, then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said the program was to provide “at least some measure of protection to the average citizen and his family…against poverty-ridden old age.”
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
The extent to which he has reshaped U.S. politics and society is rivaled by few of his predecessors; presidents such as Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
As a prominent labour organiser, Chavez helped lead a major strike against Delano grape growers in the 1960s, which sparked boycotts across the country, in order to gain better wages and conditions for workers.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
We were living in Delano, and every day after coming home from picking grapes, Papa took out his small, metal box where he kept our savings and placed the day’s earnings inside.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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