U.S. President History 1933 - President Roosevelt signed the bill that took the U.S. off of the gold standard. 1948 - U.S. President Truman visited Boys Town and laid a wreath on Father Flanagan's tomb. 2004 - The U.S.S. Jimmy Carter was christened in the U.S. Navy in Groton, CT. 2004 - In Los Angeles, CA, Ronald Reagan,the 40th president of the United States, died at age 93.
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