Steve Rogers was born July 4, 1920, to poor Irish immigrant parents. Rogers grew up a frail youth during the Great Depression in America
On July 4, 1920, Steven Rogers was born to a pair of Irish immigrants. Steve was always a courageous kid as well as a diligent student, but he wasn't very athletic and he was quiet and introverted, because he was so skinny. Although he would eventually grow to 6'2, he was scrawny and weak, always last in athletic games