Smith: 85th anniversary of the Armistice Day Storm rekindles tragic event in hunting history

A huge storm on Armistice Day in 1940 ripped through the Midwest, killing 154 people, including many duck hunters. Milwaukee ...
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‘There was no safe harbor’ in Armistice Day storm 85 years ago: 150 dead, 3 freighters lost in Lake Michigan

Hurricane-force winds were whipping up 40-foot waves as part of the early winter storm on Nov. 11-12 that cut a wide swath of ...
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TODD HALE: Rural school teacher writes about the 1940 Armistice Day Storm

This year marks the 85th anniversary of the 1940 Armistice Day storm. Jim Kenney sent me a copy of a written recap of the blizzard by Magalyn Kvasnicka Seykora. I ...
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The Hidden Story of Derek Fielder: From Ordinary Londoner to RAF Bomber Crew in 1940

Discover the remarkable journey of Derek John Fielder, a Londoner whose life took him from civilian life to the skies as a ...
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What did your Kansas City neighborhood look like in 1940? It's now even easier to find out

Works Progress Administration photographers and their sign-toting assistants, like the one pictured, created a visual record of every building in Jackson County, Missouri, for a tax assessment in 1940 ...