Did the Great Depression start in America? The Great Depression began in the United States as an ordinary recessionin the summer of 1929. The downturn became markedly worse, however, in late 1929 and continued until early 1933. Real output and prices fell precipitously. ... The Depression affe...
The land God forgot: A chronicle of people who suffered and survived the Dust Bowl of the 1930sWendy Smith
[01:49.05]to put their hands on the arc of history and [01:52.56]bend it once more toward the hope of a better day. [01:57.41]It's been a long time coming, [01:59.51]but tonight, [02:01.17]because of what we did on this date in this election [02:05.55]at this defining momen...
We did a return bout not too long before Brian died (17 November 2023), I’ve never completed the planned two articles, but we taped the long three-way chat and one day will remove the too-naughty bits and pop it up on the A-A website. Such a talented driver, engineer and busines...
sites, he'll catch hell from Rangers fans. Yet with two words -- "Dale Rolfe," the former Blueshirts defenseman who was infamously beaten up in a Flyers-Rangers playoff game while his frightened teammates did nothing -- he can even the score. There's an understanding among fans, a ...
A herdsman’s hut was built by the streamlet, which in time became the habitation of an olive-skinned, red-haired family. In due course one of this clan again observed the monster-flash, but these people did not depart. The stone the tall man had placed was noted and left undisturbed....
Did the kid leather slippers of our most feted female novelist make contact with the grounds I walked in on a thousand mornings? One of Edward Cooper’s closest friends and neighbours was Thomas Gisborne of Yoxall Lodge. For the two friends, along with Thomas’s brother John, 1806 was a ...
The researchers also found diamonds in three other meteorites, Lewis said. Tests showed all four meteorites were as old as the solar system, and that the embedded diamonds did not form within the meteorite (38) of collisions. So the diamonds must have (39) somewhere else before the meteorites...
Were you there when the pupils left the classrooms? Were you there when frustration reached its peak? Did you hear the voices cry in anguish? Have you learned to listen when angels speak? Yes I was the observer in old age Who understood the truth of climate rage ...
I was told not to go to the hospital because he didn’t seem that bad, we lived a long ways from the hospital, the roads were snow packed and icy, and it was Super Bowl Sunday. It wasn’t worth the risk. I did what I was told and didn’t rush to the hospital. But, as ...