1848 - Karl Marx and Frederich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto

First appearance of communism in the United States is attributed to German immigrants
1852 - National Typographic Union
1856 – United Hatters
1859 – Mouders' Union of North America

The Socialist Party Born
1900 – Socialist Party established. Eugene V. Debs – party leader
1905 – Industrial Workers of the World established – membership reached 100K by 1915
1912 – 160 Councilmen, 145 alderman, one congressman, & 56 mayors (including Milwaukee, Berkley, and Schenectady were elected as socialists. Debs runs for President – receives 900K votes.
1913 - Federal Reserve created 1928 – Socialist Party Presidential candidate Norman Thomas receives 268K votes. Also ran in 1932 and 1936

The Great Depression & FDR's New Deal
1928 – Herbert Hoover elected President – despite a personal belief that the economy was best left to the private sector, Hoover caved into calls for government assistance after the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
1929 – Agricultural Marketing Act
1930 – Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
1932 – Reconstruction Finance Corporation
1932 – Revenue Act of 1932 – Raised taxes on highest incomes from 25% to 63%
1932 – Federal Home Loan Bank Act
1932 – Emergency Relief and Construction Act
1932 – Franklin D. Roosevelt wins Presidential election – begins implementation of his New Deal in 1933
1933 – Agricultural Adjustment Act
1933 – Civil Works Administration
1933 – Civilian Conservation Corps
1933 – Federal Emergency Relief Act
1933 – National Industrial Recovery Act
1933 – Tennessee Valley Authority
1934 – Securities and Exchange Commission
1934 – Railroad Retirement System
1935 – National Youth Administration
1935 – Rural Electrification Administration
1935 – Social Security Act
1935 – Wagner Act
1935 – Works Progress Administration
1939 – Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance

1940 - 1964
1946 – National School Lunch Program
1950 – Aid to the Permanently and Totally Disabled (replaced by SSI program in 1972)
1960 – Medical Assistance for the Aged (replaced by Medicaid in 1965)

The Great Society
1963 - Lyndon Johnson becomes President - takes steps toward enacting his Great Society.
1964 – Food Stamp Program
1965 – Medicare and Medicaid Programs
1966 – School Breakfast Program
1969 – Black Lung Benefits Program

1970 - Present
1972 – Supplemental Security Income Program
1974 – Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
1981 – Low-Income Home Energy Assistance
1996 – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
2005 – Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

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