On this Day in Social Security History:
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4/5/1935 The US House of Representatives began debate on The Social Security Act of 1935.
More: https://www.ssa.gov/history/senate35.html
4/5/1944 The United States District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, held that money paid to a widow, after the death of her wage-earner husband pursuant to a back-pay award by the National Labor Relations Board entered after the wage earner's death, did not constitute wages as defined in the original Social Security Act because it was not remuneration for employment.
More on, Social Security and Vulnerable Groups—Policy Options to Aid Widows: https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R46182
4/5/1948, President Truman vetoed H.R. 5052, a bill to exclude vendors of newspapers and magazines from social security coverage.
More: https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/ssb/v11n7/v11n7p3.pdf
More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history & #SSAHistGWC
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