Imagine waking up and your bank is closed.
And not just your bank, but every bank.
In March of 1933, the American banking system was collapsing. People rushed to withdraw their money, but there wasn’t enough to go around.
So newly elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt did something drastic. He shut them all down. Every bank in the country was closed.
For days, no one could access their savings.
Families waited, watched, and hoped their money wasn’t gone forever.
Then, slowly, the banks reopened. Only the strong ones had survived.
And something surprising happened. People trusted the banks again.
But for a moment in history, America hit pause.
And hoped it could start over.
