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As Congress works to reauthorize a new Farm Bill, we must remember the lessons of the Dust Bowl and insist on robust funding ...
The Great Depression, spanning from 1929 to the late 1930s, was a time of unprecedented economic hardship that affected ...
White's photographs was taken in Louisville during the Great Flood of 1937. Here's what you should know about it.
The Great Depression required home cooks to be crafty ... Virginia Godd says, "My mom made this cake while living in the Depression. It is so good, I hope this fills your needs and your memories." ...
A great dust cloud passed through Oklahoma on this Sunday in 1935. Woody Guthrie said, "We thought it was our doom." ...
Margaret Bourke-White's photograph "At the time of the Louisville Flood" contrasts the idealized American Dream with the economic hardships many faced during the Great Depression. Bourke-White's ...
Trump has long championed tariffs as a way to protect U.S. economy and manufacturing at the expense of its global trading partners. History doesn't support him.
Mary Strausbaugh, who turns 100 April 12, has seen and been through a lot. 'No matter what happens,' she says, 'you keep on ...
A new study identified overlapping factors that affect your odds of developing these brain diseases late in life.
The Great Depression began with "Black Tuesday" on Oct. 29 ... Hoover was orphaned at 9 and led World War I-humanitarian food relief efforts while living in London. He also served as commerce ...