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appalachiablue

(42,906 posts) Mon Sep 6, 2021, 10:10 PM Sep 2021

Depression 1932, 'Bonus Army' March On DC- Broke WWI Vets Try To Cash War Bonds, Gen Sm. Butler: PBS

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- PBS. This is an ugly piece of American history that has been swept under the rug. Very few people know about this shameful event where the US Army, led by some of the most revered heroes of WWII, were turned on the veterans of WWI in the streets of Washington, DC.

- The Bonus Army, National Park Service, https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-1932-bonus-army.htm

- The Bonus Army March on Washington, summer, 1932.

- Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, c. 1929.

- Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler and the Business Plot to Overthrow FDR in 1933.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smedley_Butler

- When The Bankers Plotted To Overthrow FDR, NPR, 2012,
https://www.npr.org/2012/02/12/145472726/when-the-bankers-plotted-to-overthrow-fdr

- The Business Plot, Putsch, Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler.

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Depression 1932, 'Bonus Army' March On DC- Broke WWI Vets Try To Cash War Bonds, Gen Sm. Butler: PBS (Original Post) appalachiablue Sep 2021 OP

My high school history teacher taught this in the late 70's. I know not many did. brewens Sep 2021 #1

Even with a undergrad degree in history I never appalachiablue Sep 2021 #2

General Butler was one of the greatest Americans, 3Hotdogs Sep 2021 #3

US Hoovervilles during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover- R appalachiablue Sep 2021 #4

Great post, app. I love learning about history. Thanks for sharing this. ❤ littlemissmartypants Sep 2021 #5

I am old. I never knew about any of this, except the bonus army. scipan Sep 2021 #6

brewens

(15,359 posts)

1. My high school history teacher taught this in the late 70's. I know not many did.

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Mon Sep 6, 2021, 10:14 PM

Sep 2021

None of us remember him telling us about the Tulsa massacre. I knew about it from other sources over the years, but asked some of my buddies recently.

appalachiablue

(42,906 posts)

2. Even with a undergrad degree in history I never

Reply to brewens (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 10:25 PM

Sep 2021

heard a word about the Bonus Army until 10-12 years ago. Same for the Tulsa Massacre, Wilmington, NC, the massacres in Florida then, the Red Scare/Summers, others. Inexcusable.

3Hotdogs

(13,394 posts)

3. General Butler was one of the greatest Americans,

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Mon Sep 6, 2021, 11:16 PM

Sep 2021

ever.

appalachiablue

(42,906 posts)

4. US Hoovervilles during the Great Depression, Pres. Herbert Hoover- R

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:21 AM

Sep 2021

littlemissmartypants

(25,483 posts)

5. Great post, app. I love learning about history. Thanks for sharing this. ❤

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Tue Sep 7, 2021, 12:41 AM

Sep 2021

scipan

(2,636 posts)

6. I am old. I never knew about any of this, except the bonus army.

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Tue Sep 7, 2021, 07:50 PM

Sep 2021

Someone should make a list of things we need to know from history but probably haven't been taught.

1) bonus army
2) smedley butler
3) Tulsa massacre
4) ...

Edit for clarification: I only learned about Smedley Butler after I became much more interested in politics around 2000 (Bush v Gore shocked me into activism). Tulsa Massacre I learned about during the BLM protests. Then this year or last year, I found out that there were many Tulsa type massacres.

And I'm one of the more knowledgeable citizens!

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