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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN2d
Los Angeles' 1936 'Bum Blockade' Targeted American Migrants Fleeing Poverty and Drought During the Great Depression
When officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) stopped an unkempt, dust-ridden man at the Arizona-California ...
Family Destinations Guide4d
This Massive Vintage Store In Florida Is A Labyrinth Of Rare Treasures Waiting To Be Explored
That’s exactly what happens at Pickers Paradise in Lake Hamilton, Florida – a veritable wonderland where yesterday’s forgotten items become today’s must-have treasures. The unassuming exterior of ...
The Weather Channel on MSN3d
On This Date: All-Time Heat Records Set During Dust Bowl
It's typically the hottest time of year in parts of the country, and that was certainly the case in the mid-1930s during the ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana2d
Northwest Indiana dust storm was worst since 1934
According to the National Weather Service, the last time a similarly significant dust storm struck the Chicagoland area was May 10, 1934, amid the Dust Bowl.