1 Sliding windows-only one side of the window can open. 2  The other side is usually fixed. 3  Fixed windows-Obviously these never open. 4  Other windows-And various other window options that crack open partially, none even as far as sliders or double hung windows.n the event you have single-sash casements, you will have no muntins. In the accompanying picture, you can see how casements open up your view. This homeowner went from triple single-hung windows to dual casements.
Eventually the bill passed both houses, and on August 15, 1935, President Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. The act created a uniquely American solution to the problem of old-age pensions.
The Townsend Plan. In 1933, during the depths of the Depression, a doctor from Long Beach, Calif., named Francis E. Townsend came up with a plan to support the elderly. Under the proposal, the government would provide a $200-a-month pension to citizens age 60 or older, funded by a 2 percent national tax on transactions.r. Francis Townsend founded a large and powerful movement in 1933 that pushed President Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish old-age pensions in the Social Security Act. Syndicated columnist George Will offers his take on the origins of Social Security during a roundtable panel on Fox News Sunday.