Video: 'Rail Strike Paralyzes America; Ike in Far East 1946/5/23'

(Thursday, May 23, 1946, 4:00 p.m. EST; during the Strike wave of 1945–46) — A countrywide railroad strike, which if prolonged may cripple the national economy and affect the life of every citizen, went into effect today as thousands of railroad workers walked off of their jobs. Continue reading Strike halts railroads, paralyzes nation 70 years ago this hour (May 23 1946) →