Herbert Hoover: Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
m (Robot: Cosmetic changes) |
m (changing over to new prefixes per Forum:Prefix simplification) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[File:HooverWaxwork.jpg|thumb|Hoover, as represented in wax at [[Madame Tussauds]]. ([[ | [[File:HooverWaxwork.jpg|thumb|Hoover, as represented in wax at [[Madame Tussauds]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'')]]'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was the thirty-first [[President of the United States]]. His term began in [[1929]]. On his watch, the [[Great Depression]] set in. Millions of Americans became [[homeless]]. Many took up temporary residence in shanty towns called "[[Hooverville]]s", named after the president many blamed for the economic downturn. ([[TV]]: ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'') | ||
A waxwork replica of Hoover appeared in [[Madame Tussauds]] when the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] visited to investigate the first [[Auton]] invasion of [[Earth]]. ([[ | A waxwork replica of Hoover appeared in [[Madame Tussauds]] when the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw]] visited to investigate the first [[Auton]] invasion of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
{{wikipediainfo}} | {{wikipediainfo}} | ||
{{NameSort}} | {{NameSort}} | ||
Revision as of 05:40, 17 September 2012
Herbert Hoover was the thirty-first President of the United States. His term began in 1929. On his watch, the Great Depression set in. Millions of Americans became homeless. Many took up temporary residence in shanty towns called "Hoovervilles", named after the president many blamed for the economic downturn. (TV: Daleks in Manhattan)
A waxwork replica of Hoover appeared in Madame Tussauds when the Third Doctor and Liz Shaw visited to investigate the first Auton invasion of Earth. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
