http://y101radio.com Y101 Mon, 20 May 2013 02:14:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://y101radio.com/shoe-rationing-could-americans-do-it-again-dont-think-so/ http://y101radio.com/shoe-rationing-could-americans-do-it-again-dont-think-so/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:53:03 +0000 Jeffrey Dorsey http://y101radio.com/?p=100712 On this date in 1943 the United States was entrenched in World War Two in Europe and also in the Pacific. Certain materials were needed for the war effort so the American government announced a shoe rationing program for all Americans. Leather and rubber were needed by the military so steps to control the use of leather and rubber were implemented.  

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