The Unusual Way People Enjoyed Peanut Butter During The Great Depression

The Great Depression brought with it many dishes born of necessity. One of the most unusual involved peanut butter and this ...

13 Creative Ways People Survived the Great Depression

Hearing about living through the Great Depression feels like something out of a history book. It’s amazing when you realize ...
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Tips from the Great Depression to stretch your grocery budget

The Great Depression (1929-1939) was one of the hardest economic periods in American history. With unemployment reaching 25%, ...

What Caused the Stock Market Crash of 1929—And What We Still Get Wrong About It

By the end of Thursday, Oct. 24, 1929, the New York Stock Exchange had rebounded from the 10% dip that the market had taken ...
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Colorized Photos That Bring the Great Depression to Life

The Great Depression stands as the most devastating economic crisis in modern history. It began in 1929 when the rapid growth of the Roaring Twenties abruptly collapsed, plunging the world into more ...

Louisville by the decades: Archive photos show life in 1930s Derby City

See photos from 1930s in Louisville. From Franklin Roosevelt's visit to the flooding in 1937, see what life was like in the ...
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President Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression. What history tells us

In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican from Oregon, and Utah Republican Sen. Reed Smoot thought they had landed on a way to protect American farmers and ...
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Did tariffs contribute to the Great Depression? Here's what to know

President Trump's new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China have unsettled both domestic and international markets, concerning investors and manufacturers. This emerging global trade war has raised ...