Today in History: FEMA established

Today is Monday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2025. There are 233 days left in the year.Today in history:On May 12, 1933, the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration established both the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which provided federal funding to states for relief programs, and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, which provided economic support to farmers through agricultural surplus reductions.Also on this date:In 1780, the besieged city of Charleston, South Carolina, surrendered to British forces in one of the worst American defeats of the Revolutionary War.In 1846, the pioneers of the Donner Party left Independence, Missouri, on the Oregon Trail, beginning ..