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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
24 Jul 19
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1935 - The Dust Bowl heat wave reaches its peak, sending temperatures to 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) in Chicago and 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius)...
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Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
6 Dec 17
This morning, I was reading some information about the background story of the famous novel, “The Grapes of Wrath.” The movie, I saw years ago, starring Henry Fonda.
When the prairie states became a huge Dust Bowl, the...
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
11 May 16
He was 79 when he passed away. Merle's life began during the Dust Bowl years when Oklahoma was covered with nothing but dirt during the Great Depression.
His parents along with many others moved to California to find a better...
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mentalward
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
21 Jul 10
Well, not me, specifically, but my birthday. I'm watching a History Channel special about the dust bowl in the midwest US.
On April 14th in 1935, a huge black dust storm hit and engulfed everything in it's path....
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Geminigirl
@Geminigirl (1909)
• United States
10 Feb 07
Did you have any family members who went through the Great Depression? Do you know any stories or have any interesting facts about this period of time?
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