American is my favorite airline and I choose it whenever possible. Even though Philadelphia is closer, I drive to JFK because they operate three classes of service on the transcontinental flights and they use the A321's. I have found this plane comfortable even when sitting in a middle seat in coach.
President Roosevelt signs Social Security Act, August 14, 1935. Standing are Rep. Robert Doughton (D-NC); unknown person in shadow; Sen. Robert Wagner (D-NY); Rep. John Dingell (D-MI); Rep. Joshua Twing Brooks (D-PA); the Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins; Sen. Pat Harrison (D-MS); and Rep. David Lewis (D-MD).
Below is a speech given January 17, 1935 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Congress on the issue of advocating a proposed new program he called âSocial Securityâ. This speech resulted in the eventual passage of the Social Security Act of 1935 on August 14, 1935:ocial Security, whether it was called social insurance or government pensions, was the first vital step on the road to the welfare state. How it finally happened in the United States, after decades of frustrating unsuccessful efforts by social democrats and professional bureaucrats, is a fascinating story.