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The Great Depression was a great time for nail polish. In 1933, Cutex's advertising agent announced a 28% increase in sales since the onset of the Depression.

As someone who is very familiar with many different types of cosmetics, this doesn't…

The songs featured in this list commonly desire for better days, and explore their despair. There is a disparity between the songs since they are just coming from the ritzy 1920's Puttin on the Ritz is paired with Worried Man Blues. The list…

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This article was featured in USA Today stating how gas prices were actually much higher in the 1930s.

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/2005-05-31-gas-prices-edit_x.htm

The snack was created by Frederick Rueckheim, a German immigrant, in 1893. He moved to America to help clean up after the Chicago fire and made a living selling popcorn from a stand. Not unlike the Joads, he came to the states chasing an American…