> Can anyone tell us when U.S. Social Security came into being? > > Bunny Turner > Halifax, Nova Scotia > Canada > bunnypat@eastlink.ca As this newsgroup is all about "methods" and because I believe in an old saying, I would prefer to teach you how to fish rather than give you a fish. Go to Google at: http://www.google.com/ and give it the keywords that were in your question, along with any variations you may think of, and you will find all you care to know. You will also find Google to be helpful with other questions you may have. Bob Robert Heiling <robheil@attbi.com>