jan 1, 1902 - 1902 - During the Anthracite Coal Strike, Roosevelt threatened to nationalize the coal companies involved, placing their mines under the control of the Army instead of a private enterprise. This solution to a strike was unprecedented, an application of laws allowing regulation of essential industries. If effected, it would have radically changed government response to private issues, but it was never actually implemented.
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jan 1, 1902
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~ 123 years ago