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On July 28, 1932, Washington police, along with the U.S. Army, forcibly evicted Bonus Marchers from their campsite along the Anacostia River.

On July 28, 1932, Washington police, along with the U.S. Army, forcibly evicted Bonus Marchers from their campsite along the Anacostia River.

 

On July 28, 1932, Washington police, along with the U.S. Army, forcibly evicted Bonus Marchers from their campsite along the Anacostia River.

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