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.
He became the 32nd U.S. president in 1933, and was the only president to be elected four times. Roosevelt led the United States through the Great Depression and World War II, and greatly expanded the powers of the federal government through a series of programs and reforms known as the New Deal.ranklin D. Roosevelt-Mini Biography (TV-14; 4:56) A short biography of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was cousin to Teddy Roosevelt and a man of the people. He took office in 1933 and drafted the New Deal programs to help the country recover from the Great Depression.