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The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their service bonus certificates.
When a ban on American films was imposed in German occupied France in 1942, some theaters chose to show Mr. Smith Goes to Washington as the last movie before the ban went into effect. One theater owner in Paris reportedly screened the film nonstop for 30 days after the ban was announced. [23]
Billy Jack Goes to Washington is a 1977 American political drama film starring Tom Laughlin, the fourth film in the Billy Jack series, and although the earlier films saw enormous success, this film did not. [1] The film only had limited screenings upon its release and never saw a general theatrical release, but has since become widely available ...
Capt. Mary Kearney and Maj. Charity Adams, played by Kerry Washington in "The Six Triple Eight," inspect the first arrivals to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion at a temporary post in ...
The song's second half includes an excerpt from the actual historical text of Washington's farewell address; Hamilton reads the address, as Washington sings the same words to a melody. In addition to the Farewell Address, the song also quotes a verse of the Bible: "Everyone shall sit under their own vine and fig tree, and no one shall make them ...
The Trumps arrive at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C., to pay respects to the late former President Jimmy Carter as he was lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda and to meet ...
One solution people often wonder is whether they can speed up a little while using the left lane to pass. Here’s what the Washington state law says. Speeding up to pass in Washington state
"Five Minutes" is a song by Jerry Harrison, Bootsy Collins and producer Daniel Lazerus, and credited to Bonzo Goes to Washington. It was released on the Sleeping Bag Records label in 1984. The song begins with the recording made of then-US-President Ronald Reagan 's " We begin bombing in five minutes " joke speech, which is then sampled and ...