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May 27, 2025
Worst Recessions & Depressions in American History
Recessions and depressions in American history are marked by significant economic downturns, with the Great Depression (1929-1939) being the most severe, causing widespread unemployment and hardship. Other notable recessions occurred in the 1970s, early 2000s, and the 2008 financial crisis, each influencing policy responses and economic recovery strategies, shaping modern economic frameworks and interventions.
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August 27, 2020
The Panama Canal
Between French and American efforts it took 33 years to complete the Panama Canal. There were 500 deaths per mile of manmade waterway.
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August 26, 2020
Stealing the Mona Lisa
The Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre Museum in 1911, where the painting hung in relative obscurity in a backwater wing of the museum. Picasso was accused, Napoleon was accused, but Vincenzo Perugia was caught for stealing the mona lisa.
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August 25, 2020
Liberation of Paris
The liberation of Paris after the D-Day invasion at Normandy took place on August 25th, 1944. Vive Paris. Vive de Gaulle. Vive La France.
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August 24, 2020
Oakland Hills Fire of 1991
The Oakland Firestorm of 1991 burned down 2,843 single-family homes and 437 apartment and condominium units.
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August 21, 2020
Wine Windows of Italy Make a COVID-19 Comeback
Plagues as early as the 14th century prompted merchants in Italy to install wine windows to protect buyers and sellers. COVID-19 brought the windows back in service.
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August 20, 2020
The Gilded Age
The American Gilded Age, a time when industrialist robber barons controlled the money, while the majority of Americans worked long hours for little pay.
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August 19, 2020
Hitler’s Atlantic Wall
The construction of the Nazi’s Atlantic Wall was a network of fortifications that spanned 2,000 miles of Atlantic coastline in Western Europe.
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