The Great Depression spanned from 1929 to the beginning of World War II in 1939 and was a period of economic instability and severe hardship. But according to Senior Producer Nicole McLaughlin, "it ...

Even though food prices have exploded and salaries haven't been able to keep up in recent years, most people are fortunate enough not to eat the same way that others did during the Great Depression.

The 1930s are remembered as one of the toughest eras in American History. The nation was in disarray, banks were shuttered, unemployment had skyrocketed, and food was scarce. We call it the Great ...