Commander-in-Chief Truman issues Executive Order 9727, commanding the Director of the Office of Defense Transportation to seize 337 railroads and rail facilities across the nation.

       [restored 8/20/2022]

Subsequent Events:

5/25/1946                   12/9/1946                   6/5/1950                    12/16/1950                   4/8/1952

6/13/1973

Authority:

“Law of the Jungle”
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References:

Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 365.  “Today in History,” Orange County (California) Register, 17 May 2011, News:3.

Harry S. Truman: Executive Order 9727—Possession, Control, and Operation of Certain Railroads
www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=78019&st=&st1=

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,167,124,467,492

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