Sunday, April 08, 2007

On this day in history

I didn't know this ...

In 1952, President Harry Truman seized the steel industry to avert a nationwide strike. (The U.S. Supreme Court later ruled that Truman had overstepped his authority.)

Was it called the Easter Steel strike?

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