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A stark anniversary in these times when a new fascist is trying to assume power...
On Aug. 19, 1934, a plebiscite in Germany approved the vesting of sole executive power in Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer.
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/on-this-day/August-19/
Following WWII, the world vowed to never forget and never let it happen again. All it takes is for fascism to take hold of the largest power in the world and who knows. We must never even let this nation come close to fascism.