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94Ghosts of the Great Depression - 1930s Poverty
Rochelle Frank’s Hub called Survival in the 1930's is an eye opening account of survival that many people born after 1960 probably cannot imagine -- Unless they were born into the poverty of the poorest Appalachian regions, the most destitute part of a rundown inner city, or a third world country. I have only a few stories to contribute.
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86The Stock Market Chart 1929: What We Can Learn From the Crash and the Great Depression
Are we indeed in the Greatest Depression? Just because it's not called a depression by the economists or the media doesn't mean it's not one. As happened after the stock market crash of 1929, defining an economic depression often comes after the fact, with the advantage of hindsight. Look for clues in the 1929 stock market charts.
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87Obama Plans Fail as Economic Recession The Great Depression of 2009 Grows
Will the United States economic recession become the great 2009 depression? World Wide Depression 2009 or 2010. Hyperinflation is a guaranteed result of bailouts and stimulus, take that to the bank.
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95A Jobless Recovery
October 8, 2009 Just as the first tiny green buds appearing on bushes herald the end of winter and the promise of spring, the increasing sprouts of good economic news herald the the end of the current...
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86Best Screwball Comedies of the 1930s
Irene Dunne with friend in "The Awful Truth" 1937 The 1930s comes up in the media a lot these days, but usually in a kind of a downer sort of way. Ushered in by the infamous stock market crash of 1929, the...
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78Hoovervilles
By Chef Jeff I am a veteran, and a historian. I often have read lots of pages on various subjects and I often formulate my own opinions about things. In this article I do not pretend that I am not biased...
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79How Did Barack Obama Become President of the United States
President Barack Obama How did Barack Obama Become President of the United States of America? Why does America need Barack Obama? Americans agree that the country is not at its best to welcome the 44th...
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77Death by Highwayman - Murder on Route 66
How about reconstructing Route 66 as an ARRA Stimulus Project? It would likely take a lot of time and create a lot of jobs for the duration. Although most of Route 66 is closed to traffic, its stories and...
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75Great Depression Unemployment
Unemployment levels in the United States during the Great Depression reached as high as 25%. There were essentially two main causes behind this massive unemployment rate. After the Wall Street Crash in...
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79The United States Drought and Dust Bowl of 1930-1938
The years of 1930-1938 were a time of drought throughout the United States. This time of drought caused one of the largest population shifts in U.S. History. As the crops died, farmers and their families...
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