26Illegal Immigration to USSR
Many people from capitalist countries illegally immigrated to the USSR during the great depression because the steadily-growing socialist economy of USSR was virtually unaffected by the stock market crash.
27. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, Canada had zero bank failures compared to over 9,000 failed banks in the USA.
28. In 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt moved the Thanksgiving holiday one week earlier to help boost retail sales during the final year of the Great Depression. People were outraged and began naming the holiday "Franksgiving." In 1941, Congress reversed the move back to the 4th Thursday of Nov.
29. Lysol was the best-selling method of contraception during the Great Depression because birth control was illegal in the U.S. until 1965 for married couples and 1972 for single people.
30. During the Great Depression, to help combat further Dust Bowls, the Forest Service started the "Shelterbelt Project." They planted a line of trees that ran vertically across the US. It ran from southern Texas up through North Dakota, to help block the wind.
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31Armadillos
Armadillos were hunted for their meat during the Great Depression. Those who blamed President Hoover for the crisis referred to them as "Hoover Hogs."
32. Jigsaw puzzles soared in popularity during the great depression, as they provided a cheap, long-lasting, recyclable form of entertainment.
33. The longest financial downturn in the history of the United States wasn't The Great Depression but took place about 50 years earlier. The "Long Depression" was nearly two years longer than the Great Depression, and caused 18,000 business bankruptcies, and the failure of 89 railroads.
34. During the Great Depression, politicians and the wealthy feared chaos and revolution. Joseph Kennedy Sr. said later that he had been willing to give up half of his fortune "if I could be sure of keeping, under law and order, the other half."
35. Empire State Building's opening coincided with the Great Depression in the United States, and as a result, much of its office space was vacant from its opening. The lack of renters led New Yorkers to deride the building as the "Empty State Building."
36UNC Asheville
During the Great Depression, UNC Asheville accepted vegetables, eggs, and milk as tuition payments.
37. The Civilian Conservation Corps was a US Government-sponsored work program that provided training and income for young men and their families during 'The Great Depression.' The program is credited for having improved morale, physical health, and employability for those who participated.
38. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, massive oil discoveries in Texas, alongside falling global demand for energy, sent oil prices tumbling downwards. A barrel of oil cost only 65 cents.
39. The Great Depression was one of the few if not the only times that emigration from the USA was greater than immigration.
40. Water Pie is a Great Depression-era pie that has water as the main filling ingredient.
