On April 24, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Senators’ Opening Day game, starting a presidential tradition. The game took place at Griffith Stadium against the Boston Red Sox. FDR, a big baseball fan, used the sport to unify the country, even encouraging games during WWII to boost morale. His first pitch was cheered by 40,000 fans, marking a historic moment in American sports. | History In Pictures
0:11
FacebookHistory In Pictures
On April 24, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Senators’ Opening Day game, starting a presidential tradition. The game took
History In Pictures. History In Pictures · Original audio. On April 24, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Washington Senators’ Opening Day game, starting a presidential tradition. The game took place at Griffith Stadium against the Boston Red Sox. FDR, a big baseball fan, used the sport to unify ...
116.3K views11 months ago
FDR Biography
FDR and the role of president
5:22
FDR and the role of president
CBS News
May 10, 2020
Inside FDR's Isolated Childhood—and Privileged Upbringing | HISTORY
1:26
Inside FDR's Isolated Childhood—and Privileged Upbringing | HISTORY
history.com
May 30, 2012
Franklin D. Roosevelt - U.S. President | Mini Bio | BIO
4:57
Franklin D. Roosevelt - U.S. President | Mini Bio | BIO
YouTubeBiography
409.8K viewsOct 16, 2012
Top videos
July 7 1937 All Star Game - Franklin D. Roosevelt throws out first pitch
2:25:33
July 7 1937 All Star Game - Franklin D. Roosevelt throws out first pitch
YouTubeThisDayInBaseball
286 viewsApr 3, 2020
1937 baseball film captures rare images of FDR walking
1937 baseball film captures rare images of FDR walking
PBSJustin Scuiletti
May 16, 2014
Baseball: The New York Game Baseball was always an urban game – more precisely the New York game, where it was first played and its rules perfected. A talk by author Kevin Baker. Watch the full program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdNJtb_7cIg #baseball #newyorkbaseball #newyorkgame | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
0:45
Baseball: The New York Game Baseball was always an urban game – more precisely the New York game, where it was first played and its rules perfected. A talk by author Kevin Baker. Watch the full program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdNJtb_7cIg #baseball #newyorkbaseball #newyorkgame | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
FacebookFranklin D. Roosevelt
309 views9 months ago
FDR New Deal
FDR’s forest army: How the New Deal helped seed the modern environmental movement 85 years ago
FDR’s forest army: How the New Deal helped seed the modern environmental movement 85 years ago
theconversation.com
Apr 2, 2018
Roosevelt's New Deal | Policies & Programs
6:13
Roosevelt's New Deal | Policies & Programs
Study.com
7.2K viewsMar 30, 2015
The Significance of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal | Britannica
5:27
The Significance of Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal | Britannica
britannica.com
Dec 6, 2023
July 7 1937 All Star Game - Franklin D. Roosevelt throws out first pitch
2:25:33
July 7 1937 All Star Game - Franklin D. Roosevelt throws out first pitch
286 viewsApr 3, 2020
YouTubeThisDayInBaseball
1937 baseball film captures rare images of FDR walking
1937 baseball film captures rare images of FDR walking
May 16, 2014
PBSJustin Scuiletti
Baseball: The New York Game Baseball was always an urban game – more precisely the New York game, where it was first played and its rules perfected. A talk by author Kevin Baker. Watch the full program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdNJtb_7cIg #baseball #newyorkbaseball #newyorkgame | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
0:45
Baseball: The New York Game Baseball was always an urban ga…
309 views9 months ago
FacebookFranklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and …
1932 World Series Cubs Vs Yankees Highlights Game 3 and 4
1:40
1932 World Series Cubs Vs Yankees Highlights Game 3 and 4
9.6K viewsMar 12, 2019
YouTubeMy Footage
Never-before-seen footage of FDR walking
1:24
Never-before-seen footage of FDR walking
81.8K viewsMay 16, 2014
YouTubeCNN
Rare footage shows President Roosevelt walking at baseball game
1:10
Rare footage shows President Roosevelt walking at baseball game
3.8K viewsMay 18, 2014
YouTubeThe Telegraph
Discover the hidden history of Major League Baseball’s first night game and the erasure of the Kansas City Monarchs. While MLB and President Franklin D. Roosevelt claimed to make history in 1935, the Black Leagues were already pioneers of night baseball five years earlier. This is the story of J.L. Wilkinson and the legendary Kansas City Monarchs, who engineered the first functional portable lighting system in 1930. While Crosley Field in Cincinnati got the national radio spotlight and a White H
1:53
Discover the hidden history of Major League Baseball’s first night gam…
608 views2 months ago
TikTokgrounders1126
8:20:59
Baseball : Franklin vs Roosevelt
1 month ago
YouTubeRebecca Simpson996
1:06
FDR and Friends at the Warm Springs Pool, 1934
3.3K viewsAug 10, 2018
YouTubeFDRLibrary
1:07
Franklin D. Roosevelt Establishes United States as Arsenal of Demo…
Jan 1, 2009
HISTORY.com
Franklin D. Roosevelt | Achievements | Britannica
Oct 15, 2020
britannica.com
1:15
Roosevelt vs Franklin High School Baseball Live
1 month ago
YouTubelUjpr vKmV
5:05
Franklin D. Roosevelt | The Longest-Serving U.S. President | Britannica
Nov 20, 2024
britannica.com
2:25
Franklin D. Roosevelt on New Deal Programs
Jul 21, 2012
HISTORY.com
0:56
Did Teddy Roosevelt really watch Duke Ellington play baseball?
Oct 9, 2019
SportingNewsJordan Heck
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's 1932 Campaign and Election - Roosevel…
Nov 26, 2021
cuny.edu
0:47
Rare Footage of FDR Walking Donated to PA
64.3K viewsMay 16, 2014
YouTubeAssociated Press
Franklin vs. Roosevelt Baseball Varsity
1 month ago
YouTubeGlywO LVoi
1:02
America's Presidents - Franklin D. Roosevelt
19.4K viewsOct 1, 2017
YouTubeVOA Learning English
4:56
The World Wars: Franklin D. Roosevelt | History
169.7K viewsMay 28, 2014
YouTubeHISTORY
2:42
FDR in Poughkeepsie
23.3K viewsJun 11, 2009
YouTubeFDRLibrary
7:42
FDR Dies, 1945
190.8K viewsMar 11, 2009
YouTubeThe Newsreel Archive
43:45
FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT DOCUMENTARY / BIOGRAPHY
115.1K viewsSep 18, 2015
YouTubeCrashCourse America
31:21
President Franklin D. Roosevelt – Campaign Speech at Forbes Field…
20 views2 months ago
YouTubeOld Broadcast
4:31
History Brief: The New Deal
647.4K viewsMar 19, 2018
YouTubeReading Through History
6:30
FDR D-Day Speech June 6, 1944
400.9K viewsJun 7, 2007
YouTubeFred Aley (FJAley)
1:59
Roosevelt Answers Critics - 1942 (1942)
78.1K viewsApr 13, 2014
YouTubeBritish Pathé
2:41
Reel America Preview: Funeral of FDR - April 12, 1945
59.4K viewsApr 3, 2015
YouTubeC-SPAN
4:10
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Life Through Time (1882-1945)
41.1K viewsNov 3, 2022
YouTubeThe Time Travel Artist
See more videos
Static thumbnail place holder