From: kfl@KeithLynch.net   
      
   Joy Beeson  wrote:   
   > In eighty-four years, I've seen the federal government throw many   
   > tantrums, but it has never once shut down.   
      
   As Hal posted, it has shut down several times, in the same sense as it   
   is shut down now, i.e. not completely.   
      
   > On one memorable occasion, it posted guards around a park that had   
   > no fence or gate, saying there was no budget for allowing people to   
   > walk across it.  Unfortunately, I don't remember enough details that   
   > I could look up the when and where.   
      
   You're probably remembering the closure of the WWII memorial.  There   
   weren't any guards, but a fence had been put up around it to keep   
   people out.  WWII vets, aided by members of congress, pulled the fence   
   down.  Police were present, but didn't dare interfere.  That was on   
   October 1, 2013.  See   
   https://apnews.com/article/33e767021bf24878b531ea95d5612cbe   
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