Herbert Hoover Born: Engineer Turned Depression-Era President
Herbert Hoover rose from an orphaned childhood to become a globally celebrated mining engineer before winning the presidency in 1928. The Great Depression defined and overwhelmed his single term, but his earlier humanitarian work feeding millions of starving Europeans during and after World War I remained among the largest private relief efforts in history.
August 10, 1874
152 years ago
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