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Cartoon of the Day: On This Day: May 13, 1882

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Flooding along the Mississippi River system has been a problem for many states and presidents. Look over this political cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast and read a little history behind the problem and see why President Arthur vetoed the Rivers and Harbors Bill that might have helped control the mighty Mississip.

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expenditure of public money, pork-barrel spending, chester a. arthur, harper's weekly, rivers and harbors bill, thomas nast, domestic policies of chester a. arthur, presidency of chester a. arthur, politics and reform 1877-1896

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Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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