Panama Canal |
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Life for workers in the Canal Zone was filled with hardships: constant rain, backbreaking work, racial tension, and the constant fear of yellow fever or malaria
Surviving the Dust Bowl |
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Imogene Glover was growing up in the Panhandle of Oklahoma when devastating dust storms swept across the Southern Plains.
Surviving the Dust Bowl |
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For an average salary of $41.57 a month, Works Progress Administration employees built bridges, roads, public buildings, public parks and airports.
Surviving the Dust Bowl |
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In 1933, Hugh Hammond Bennett was made director of the Soil Erosion Service, which worked to combat erosion caused by dust storms.
Two Days in October |
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They stood on opposite sides of the Vietnam divide, the student opposing the war in which the infantryman fought.
Two Days in October |
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It was never a big part of their business, but napalm would rapidly become the Dow Chemical Company's best-known product.
Two Days in October |
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As the Vietnam War esclated, protests grew in strength, some turning violent. They also triggered backlash.
Two Days in October |
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Soldiers in Vietnam and students involved in antiwar protests had expectations about what authority figures would and would not do.
Two Days in October |
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Attitudes shaped by World War II were not always a good fit in the Vietnam era. Decisions that might have previously gone unchallenged now generated substantial protest.
Two Days in October |
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When Madison police were summoned on the University of Wisconsin campus in October 1967, there were bloody consequences.
Two Days in October |
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The Viet Cong relied on their knowledge of local terrain and the element of surprise, with often deadly results.
Two Days in October |
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Twenty-year-old Mike Troyer had taken some college classes, but fell below the minimum threshold for a deferment. He was drafted in 1967.
