Summary of tragic events in Washington

From 65438 to 0932, the shadow of the economic crisis still hung over the United States. In May, American World War I veterans took their families to Washington to petition, demanding that the government immediately pay their veterans' subsidies in full. They * * * about 20 thousand people, camped near the Capitol, and petitioned on Capitol Hill in an orderly way every day. 15 In June, the House of Representatives voted to pass the patman Bill on pension payment. But the Senate refused to approve the bill under the strong pressure of President Hoover, and Hoover ordered a crackdown. MacArthur, the army chief of staff, led the troops equipped with tank machine guns as the main force, and the police cooperated. In the process of dispersing veterans, they shot, stabbed with bayonets and threw tear gas. The sky over Washington was filled with gunfire, screams, footsteps, cries, alarms and flames. Hundreds of veterans and their families, including children, were killed or injured. On the day of "Thursday Massacre" or "Battle of Washington", the veterans who fought for America were heartbroken.