The Bonus Army protests of 1932 led to the GI Bill more than a decade later. Vietnam veterans not only protested the war in Southeast Asia, but two veterans—Sens. John McCain and John Kerry ...

Dubbed the "Bonus Army" by the press, their ranks quickly swelled to nearly 20,000 ... Roosevelt won the presidency in a landslide victory. In 1936, WWI veterans received their bonuses.

Roosevelt's presidency established a new principle in American politics through the New Deal, ... In 1932, Hoover's attack on the Bonus Army awakened America to his heartlessness.

Yet, Eleanor Roosevelt did occupy a singular place in U.S. history. She did all those things in her 12 years as first lady and so much in the remaining 17 years of her life that this morning’s ...

In 1932, Hoover's attack on the Bonus Army awakened America to his heartlessness. Will Trump's New York rally do the same? Hiltzik: How Herbert Hoover's blunder got FDR elected - Los Angeles Times ...