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January 31, 1940
First social security check arrives
On January 31, 1940, Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont, popped
open her mailbox and found a check from the Federal government
worth $22.54. Though hardly a fortune, the check was nonetheless
a milestone: indeed, it was the first monthly retirement payment
made under the auspices of the Social Security Act. When the act
initially passed into the law books in 1935, benefits were paid
out in lump sums. But, with Fuller's check, the government kicked
off its program of doling out regular benefits to retired
workers. For Fuller, it was simply the first in a series of
payments that lasted for the next thirty-five years: Before
passing away at age 100 in 1975, Fuller received regular payments
totaling $22,000.
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