On This Day in American History |
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On June 22, 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill. The bill, a sweeping “New Deal” for veterans, gave returning World War II veterans access to unemployment compensation, low-interest home and business loans, and funding for education. When the bill expired in 1956, some 7.8 million veterans had accessed the bill’s education benefits. Today, veterans are still eligible for a variety of similar benefits under laws passed since the G.I. Bill. |
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