1930s American History
From Bonus Army camps to Dust Bowl hardship, the 1930s left a dense paper trail. These articles stick to it.
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Weird America
The Lindbergh Kidnapping: The “Crime of the Century” That Changed American Law
Charles Lindbergh’s infant son was taken from a New Jersey nursery — and the investigation became a national obsession. (Lindbergh kidnapping)
Scandal
The Business Plot: Did Wall Street Try to Install a Fascist Dictator in 1934?
A retired general told Congress that financiers asked him to lead 500,000 veterans against FDR.
Military
The Bonus Army: When Hoover Ordered Tanks Against WWI Veterans
Thousands of unemployed veterans camped in Washington — until the Army drove them out with tear gas.
Weird America
The New London School Explosion: 295 Children and Teachers Killed by a Gas Leak Nobody Fixed
In 1937, a natural gas leak beneath a Texas school detonated — killing nearly 300 students and teachers in the deadliest school disaster in American history.