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Welcome to Taintsville? 16 strange Florida town names you may have never heard of
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoThe origin of the name has been lost, but one persistent suggestion is that during the Great Depression, people used to pay for things with eggs at the ...
Historically Speaking: North Dakota’s workhorses come to Exeter
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Great Depression started early in some parts of the country. New Hampshire had been suffering...
Famous old UK seaside town has England’s cheapest fish and chips
Daily Express· 11 hours agoGrimsby's booming fishing industry saw its population rise from 75,000 in 1901 to 92,000 by 1931,...
Greensboro Municipal Credit Union gets new name - Triad Business Journal
The Business Journals· 4 days agoNearly 90 years after it was founded in the Great Depression by city employees, Greensboro Municipal...
On this day in history, May 1, 1931, Empire State Building opens during Great Depression
Fox News via Yahoo News· 3 days agoThe Empire State Building, the world's tallest skyscraper at the time and perhaps still the most...
The Pitiful Penalties for Violating Labor Law
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoBoth laws are badly in need of more substantial updating, but any wholesale revision risks weakening rather than strengthening them. It took a Great ...
Morning Joe Scolds ‘Stupid’ MSNBC Viewers Who Back Campus Protests
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 1 day agoNOAM GALAI/GettyMSNBC host Joe Scarborough lashed out at any of his network’s viewers who may...
“American Idol” contestant Emmy Russell honors late grandmother Loretta Lynn with 'Coal Miner's...
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 3 days agoRussell played the piano as she sang an emotional rendition of her grandmother’s song, which recalls...
About Those Viral Maps Supposedly Comparing US vs. Europe Passenger Train Lines
Snopes via Yahoo News· 2 days agoStill, travelers used the train widely a century ago. All of this changed starting in 1929 due to...
TIME100 Health: Greg Adams
Time via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHuge disparities in access and quality of care lead to concerning gaps in health outcomes in different populations. Kaiser Permanente, a health care...
