Events with tag - Political Protest

March 22, 1765

The Stamp Act of 1765

The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act requiring American colonists to pay taxes on printed materials without representation, leading to widespread colonial resistance and becoming a crucial catalyst for the American Revolution.

May 29, 1932

Bonus Army March

In summer 1932, during the Great Depression, 20,000 WWI veterans and their families marched on Washington D.C. demanding early payment of service certificates. The peaceful protest ended in tragedy when President Hoover ordered military forces to violently disperse the protesters.