In theory, rainwater is like distilled-water*, but it gets its compositions largely by dissolving particulate materials in the atmosphere especially the troposphere - when droplets of water nucleate on atmospheric particulates, and secondarily by dissolving gasses from the atmosphere.
Updated May 29, 2016. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States, led the country both during the Great Depression and World War II. He was charismatic and innovative at a time when the United States needed exactly that kind of leadership.
Elected in 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was a reassuring presence for many Americans through the trials of the Great Depression. Introduction. Franklin D. Roosevelt was in his second term as governor of New York when he was elected as the nationâs 32nd president in 1932.