On this Day in Social Security History:
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5/17/1940 The Social Security Board established regulations relative to entitlement to and computation of benefits. https://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html
5/17/1963 J. Douglas Brown delivered the talk, “The Birth of Old-Age Insurance, 1934-35.”
https://www.ssa.gov/history/jdb4.html
5/17/1982 SSA began annotating SSN cards issued to aliens assigned nonwork SSNs. https://www.ssa.gov/history/reports/ssnreportc3.html
5/17/1987 Wilbur J. Cohen, former Secretary of HEW and a major influence on the Social Security program since its inception, died.
https://www.ssa.gov/history/wilburc.html & https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/people/cohen-wilbur-j/
5/17/1994 SSA's award winning Internet site was launched on the World-Wide Web. https://www.ssa.gov/history/Websitehistory.html and https://www.ssa.gov/history/ssa/ssa2000chapter5.html
5/17/1996 The Western Program Service Center in Richmond, California was renamed the Frank Hagel Federal Building.
5/17/2002 Commissioner Barnhart and Dallas L. Salisbury, announced plans to enhance national education efforts on the importance of saving.
More Social Security history: https://www.ssa.gov/history & #SSAHistGWC