Surviving the Dust Bowl |
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The Dust Bowl prompted the largest migration in American history; by 1940, 2.5 million had moved out of the Plains states.
Surviving the Dust Bowl |
Timeline
For nearly a decade, drought gripped the Great Plains. Explore a timeline of events.Â
Surviving the Dust Bowl |
Article
April 14, 1935, dawned clear across the plains. Then a huge black cloud appeared on the horizon, approaching fast.
Panama Canal |
Article
In 1932, FDR was elected on a campaign promising a New Deal for the American people.Â
Surviving the Dust Bowl |
Image Gallery
A Kansas wheat farmer witnessed the searing drought and relentless winds that crippled the southern Great Plains during the 1930s.
Panama Canal |
Trailer
In 1914 the Panama Canal opened, connecting the world's two largest oceans.
Panama Canal |
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Ride through the Panama canal with this time-lapse video of the locks in action.
Panama Canal |
Timeline
Forty five years after the U.S. first considered building it, the Panama Canal opened to the public. Explore a timeline of events.
The Civilian Conservation Corps |
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The CCC was President Roosevelt’s answer to the environmental and economic challenges facing the country during the height of the Great Depression.
The Civilian Conservation Corps |
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Neil Maher tackles issues related to the CCC and the Great Depression.
The Civilian Conservation Corps |
Timeline
From early policies around the nation's forests, through the shutdown of Civilian Conservation Camps, explore a timeline of events.
Into the Deep: America, Whaling & the World |
Trailer
Spanning three centuries, Into the Deep: American, Whaling & the World binds the story of American capitalism with a case study in maritime culture.
