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Library of Congress: Eugene V. Debs, 5 times Socialist candidate for President, set free from prison on Christmas Day

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President Warren Harding Commutes Eugene Debs’ Sentence

By FIRE December 25, 1921

President Warren Harding commutes Eugene Debs’ sentence to time served.

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