Herbert Hoover was born on 10 August 1874 in Herbert Hoover National Historic Site. The 31st President of the United States, Hoover was a mining engineer who became wealthy before entering public service. During the First World War he organized food relief in Belgium and directed the American Food Administration, and he later served as secretary of commerce. He won the presidency in 1928, but the stock market crash of 1929 and the onset of the Great Depression overshadowed his term. His efforts to respond, which emphasized voluntary cooperation and limited federal action, were widely regarded as inadequate, and he lost heavily to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. He remained active afterward, leading commissions to reorganize the federal government.
Before and after
- 8 March 1874Death of Millard Fillmore
- from 15 April 1874 to 15 May 1874Brooks-Baxter War
- 25 April 1874Birth of Guglielmo Marconi
- May 1874Japanese invasion of Taiwan
- 10 August 1874Birth of Herbert Hoover
- 13 September 1874Birth of Arnold Schoenberg
- 21 November 1874Founding of Aston Villa F.C.
- 30 November 1874Birth of Winston Churchill
- 1875Founding of Blackburn Rovers F.C.
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