Shaking America

The Bonus Army

Zach Knight Season 1 Episode 56

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In 1932 over 43,000 protestors marched on Washington DC, demanding better treatment and pay for veterans of World War I.  President Hoover and the US government responded with violence, tear gassing and shooting the veterans.