Rural Electrification Administration (REA) created 80 years ago today (May 11 1935)

1930s, U.S. Presidents


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(Saturday, May 11, 1935; during the Great Depression) — The Rural Electrification Administration (REA), one of the New Deal agencies started under U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, was created today with the primary goal of promoting rural electrification.