Facts about the Dust Bowl
Published on Nov 30, 2015
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Fact 1 In the 1930's a black blizzard (a massive dust storm) traveled 2,000 miles before hitting the east coast on May 11, 1934.
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Fact 2
In the Dust Bowl there were a few things desperation. The Dust Bowl residents tried to use folklore to make it rain
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Fact 3
This was America's worst drought since 1956 it has farms states and spared memories of the epic dry spell that helped produce the Dust Bowl.
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Fact 4
For five hours a fog of prairie dirt enshrouded landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty and the U.S. Capitol, inside which lawmakers were debating a soil conservation bill.
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Fact 5
When the drought and Great Depression hit in the early 1930's the wheat market collapsed
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