john david sweeney, jr. got the very first social security number.
john david sweeney, jr. got the very first social security number.
who got the very first social security number?
john david sweeney , jr.
on november 24, 1936, 1,074 of the nation's 45,000 post offices were designated "typing centers" to type up social security cards that were then sent to washington, d.c. on december 1, 1936, as part of the publicity campaign for the new program, joseph l. fay of the social security administration selected a record from the top of the first stack of 1,000 records and announced that the first social security number in history was assigned to john david sweeney, jr., of new rochelle, new york.
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in the united states, a social security number (ssn) is a nine-digit number issued to u.s. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents under section 205(c)(2) of the social security act, codified as . the number is issued to an individual by the social security administration, an independent agency of the united states government. although its primary purpose is to track individuals for social security purposes, the social security number has become a "de facto" national identification number for taxation and other purposes.
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