On a sweltering summer day in Washington D.C., August 11, 1917, a bombshell was dropped in the form of a resolution by Senator Robert LaFollette. The Wisconsin senator’s proposal aimed to bring transparency to the government’s war efforts, but what it truly revealed was a web of deceit and ulterior motives.
Key Facts
- State: National
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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