1940: FDR nominated for unprecedented third term

[Jul 18]( THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1940 [FDR nominated for unprecedented third term]( On this day in 1940, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who first took office in 1933 as America's 32nd president, is nominated for an unprecedentedthird term. Roosevelt, a Democrat, would eventually be elected to a record four terms in office, the only U.S. president to serve more than... [read more »]( American Revolution 1792 [Naval hero John Paul Jones dies in Paris »]( Automotive 1948 [Juan Manuel Fangio makes Formula One debut »]( Civil War 1863 [Assault of Battery Wagner and death of Robert Gould Shaw »]( Cold War 1945 [Charges of communists in the U.S. Army raised »]( Crime 1984 [Twenty-one people are shot to death at McDonald's »]( Disaster 64 [Nero's Rome burns »]( General Interest 1925 [Hitler publishes Mein Kampf »]( 1936 [Spanish Civil War breaks out »]( 1969 [Incident on Chappaquiddick Island »]( 1986 [Video of Titanic wreckage released »]( 64 [Fire of Rome »]( Hollywood 2008 [The Dark Knight opens with highest-grossing weekend »]( Literary 1929 [Hunter S. Thompson is born »]( 1995 [Barack Obama's "Dreams from My Father" is published »]( Music 1960 [Fifteen-year-old Brenda Lee earns a #1 hit with "I'm Sorry" »]( Old West 1914 [Singing Wobbly Joe Hill sentenced to death »]( Presidential 1947 [Truman signs second Presidential Succession Act »]( 1962 [Congress preserves birthplace and property of Theodore Roosevelt »]( Sports 1999 [David Cone pitches perfect game »]( Vietnam War 1955 [Soviet Union agrees to grant Hanoi economic aid »]( 1968 [Johnson meets Thieu in Honolulu »]( World War I 1918 [Allies begin major counter-offensive in Second Battle of the Marne »]( World War II 1925 [Mein Kampf is published »]( [HISTORY.com]( [SHOWS]( [VIDEOS]( [SCHEDULE]( [TOPICS]( [Subscribe]( | [Update Profile]( | [Contact Us](mailto:thc.newsletters@aetn.com) This is a promotional email from HISTORY and A+E Networks. You received this message because {EMAIL} is subscribed to This Day In History email updates. If you DO NOT wish to receive these emails please [UNSUBSCRIBE](. Having trouble viewing this message? [View the web version](. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not junk folders) and view images, [please add us to your address book or safe/white list](. © 2017 A&E Television Networks, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Email Marketing, 235 E 45th Street, New York, NY 10017 [Corporate Information]( | [TV Parental Guidelines]( | [Careers]( | [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Copyright Policy]( | [Ad Sales]( | [Ad Choices](