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13 Ιουλ 2021 · One of the most fascinating and yet underappreciated episodes in American History is the Battle of Athens, which occurred in McMinn County, Tennessee in 1946, the only successful armed rebellion in America since the Revolution.
The Battle of Athens (sometimes called the McMinn County War) was a rebellion led by citizens in Athens and Etowah, Tennessee, United States, against the local government in August 1946.
The Battle of Athens 2 AUGUST 1946 I. Introduction. On 2 August 1946, some Americans, brutalized by their county government, used armed force to overturn it. These Americans wanted honest, open elections.
3 Σεπ 2020 · On August 1, 1946, a group of Southern World War Two veterans in Athens, Tennessee, fought and won the only successful armed insurrection in the United States since the War of Independence.
13 Νοε 2011 · The Battle of Athens was an armed revolt that gained national attention. Attempting to end the control of an entrenched political machine, World War II veterans used force to ensure that on the day of local elections in 1946 every vote “was counted as cast.”
28 Ιουλ 2022 · When Bill White and his fellow GIs returned to their homes in Athens, Tennessee at the end of WWII, they were greeted with a welcome that was far from celebratory. Four deputies were waiting for them, arresting some of the men for public drunkenness, despite the fact that they’d had very few drinks.
Many of the revolutions were quickly suppressed, as tens of thousands of people were killed, and even more were forced into exile. Significant lasting reforms included the abolition of serfdom in Austria and Hungary, the end of absolute monarchy in Denmark, and the introduction of representative democracy in the Netherlands.
