April 13, 1945 - Just three months into his fourth term, America's longest-serving president has died. The funeral train carrying the body of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt passes through Charlotte as it travels from Warm Springs, Georgia to Washington, D.C. White and black church choirs sing as thousands of mourners pay their respects at the Southern Railway Station.
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Monday, January 1, 1945