A Year To Remember - 1935
History • 55m
In this episode:
- Mussolini puts his imperial ambition into practice
- USA: Depression effects are still felt
- USA: The infamous dust bowl scars the land
- India: An earthquake kills 20,000 people
- The San Francisco Bay Bridge opens, which will be the largest in the world
- Europe’s fragile stability begins to crumble
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