The most recent conjunction, in April 2013, Mars was 364 million km away from Earth, on the other side of the Sun. And in June, 2015 it'll be 384 million kilometers. The vast distance between Earth and Mars has a real impact on our communications to the Red Planet.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, who led the country through the Great Depression and World War II.
FDR Genealogy. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was the 32nd president of the U.S. and is best known for his policies that helped America dig its way out of the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt's family history dates back to Claes van Rosevelt, the Dutch immigrant who brought the Roosevelt's to New York City in the early 1600s.