World War II: U.S. President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" id="mw7w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a> closes down the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration" id="mw8A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Works Progress Administration">Works Progress Administration</a>, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.