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In July 1932, amid the depths of the Great Depression, veterans marched on Washington demanding early bonuses, met with force by President Hoover’s troops—leading to deaths and sparking national debate. Across the Atlantic, Germany’s Chancellor denied dictatorship ambitions while blaming post-WWI treaties for national suffering, foreshadowing Hitler’s rise. Locally in Cincinnati, a man survived a shooting during a botched watermelon theft, highlighting desperation. Yet amid the turmoil, science advanced as a cow named Betty underwent surgery to install a stomach window for digestion research—and she kept grazing. The day also featured a sold-out zoo opera, a $18 coat sale, and the tragic deaths of three Pittsburgh gangsters—proof that life, even in hardship, kept moving forward in wild, unexpected ways.

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