Washington tends to make history in its corridors, not in its streets. One consequential exception is said to be the Bonus Army fiasco of 1932, during which President Herbert Hoover loosed federal ...

In 1932, Hoover's attack on the Bonus Army awakened America to his heartlessness. Will Trump's New York rally do the same?

In 1932, Hoover's attack on the Bonus Army awakened America to his heartlessness. Will Trump's New York rally do the same?

Perhaps best remembered for the dam and institute named for him, the 31st president was known as a great humanitarian but had a low view of the role of government in improving people's lives.

Herbert Hoover is remembered at "the great humanitarian." Hoover took office in 1929, just months before the Great Depressions began in the United States.

On July 28, things came to a head. D.C. officials, under pressure from President Herbert Hoover, ordered the city police to begin evicting remaining members of the Bonus Army.

Hoover then went on to lead the Commission for Relief in Belgium and provided food and aid for nearly 10 million people whose country had been overrun by the German army.

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President Herbert Hoover remains the only U.S. president to have been born in Iowa. On Aug. 10, his hometown will celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth with Hoover's Hometown Days.

Aug. 10, 2024, marks the sesquicentennial birthday of President Herbert Hoover. Honoring President Hoover on his 150th birthday is an opportunity to reflect on both his legacy and his wisdom.