On this day in history

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[h=2]Dust storm sweeps from Great Plains across Eastern states[/h]

On this day in 1934, a massive storm sends millions of tons of topsoil flying from across the parched Great Plains region of the United States as far east as New York, Boston and Atlanta.

Leading to events described so well by one John Steinbeck.

 

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On this day in history, 1975:

The American freighter Mayaguez is captured by communist government forces in Cambodia, setting off an international incident. The U.S. response to the affair indicated that the wounds of the Vietnam War still ran deep.