Delano
Americannoun
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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
At the rally in Fresno, Carolina Sánchez, a farmworker from Delano who brought her 4-year-old son, said she did not want to believe the allegations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt suddenly announced it at the 1943 Casablanca conference as an aim of the World War II Allies, he did so off the cuff.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026
In 1936 First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt invited Anderson to sing at the White House for the president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and their invited guests.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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