President signs GI Bill for returning veterans

Tuesday, June 22 The 173rd day of the year 192 days left Today in history On June 22, 1944, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill, an unprecedented act of legislation designed to compensate returning members of the armed services–known as G.I.s–for their efforts in World War II. As the last of its sweeping New Deal ref...

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