# Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across (Part 2)

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**Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-an-interesting-random-fact-you-stumbled-across-part-2/1004785/235 "2024-08-20T05:29:17Z")

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While reading about historical antecedents to certain current events which will remain undiscussed out of respect for the forum, I learned yesterday that the American government ran a massive project to deport Mexicans back in the 1950s which had a _truly_ unfortunate official name.

Here is a relevant article, where that name appears neither in the headline nor the preview paragraph. Click through for more information. Warning for offensive language.

> **[The Largest Mass Deportation in American History | HISTORY](https://www.history.com/news/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportation)**
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> As many as 1.3 million people may have been swept up in the Eisenhower‑era campaign.

Troubling and disturbing … and nevertheless interesting.

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