Mar 04 2009
Subversive Historian – 03/04/09
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Victor Berger: The First Socialist Congressman
Back in the day on March 4th, 1910, Victor Berger became the first socialist ever elected to the House of Representatives. Coming from the socialist stronghold Milwaukee, Wisconsin– must have been the something in the cheese – Berger’s first term in office was characterized most notably by his calls to …
Victor Berger: The First Socialist Congressman
Back in the day on March 4th, 1910, Victor Berger became the first socialist ever elected to the House of Representatives. Coming from the socialist stronghold Milwaukee, Wisconsin– must have been the something in the cheese – Berger’s first term in office was characterized most notably by his calls to …
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