Modern Era · North America · Politics

1932

Bonus Army routed from Washington

July 28, 1932

Thousands of unemployed World War I veterans camped in Washington to demand early payment of a promised war bonus. Hoover ordered the army to clear them. General MacArthur burned the shacks with tanks and tear gas; babies in the camp died. Americans, watching on newsreels, were appalled. Hoover lost his reelection bid three months later.

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Before and after in North America

Before: 1931: Al Capone convicted of tax evasion
After: March 4, 1933: FDR's first inaugural

Before and after in Politics

Before: 1931: Al Capone convicted of tax evasion
After: January 30, 1933: Hitler becomes Chancellor

Era

Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: Bonus Army