19 Jul
2001
19 Jul
'01
11:39 p.m.
Declan hypothesized:
This is amazing. If anything like this was even attempted in DC, we'd have dozens of federal agencies, and perhaps armed troops, converging on the U.S. Capitol.
-Declan
Something was attempted like that in DC -- The Bonus Marchers in 1932. And although there weren't as many federal agencies back then, the armed troops did show, including Patton, Eisenhower, MacArthur, cavalry, and some tanks.