An Interesting Coincidence ???

[LadyLocust]

Over in the reading thread, I mentioned that I've been reading the Little House series for the first time. I just finished "Little Town on the Prairie." In it she speaks of a school exhibition where she is to recite a piece on history. She mentions the year of 1820 when the economy crashed, unemployment skyrocketed, and people starved to death. I tried doing a quick search on the year and US history and no info.
I'm just curious as to your thoughts. . . .
(2020 - 1820 = 200 )

 

[Sourdough]

She mentions the year of 1820 when the economy crashed, unemployment skyrocketed, and people starved to death. I tried doing a quick search on the year and US history and no info.

https://www.theglobalist.com/panic-of-1819-the-first-major-u-s-depression/

 

[elkhound]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer

 

[LadyLocust]

https://www.theglobalist.com/panic-of-1819-the-first-major-u-s-depression/

There we go. I just paroozed it - will read more thoroughly this evening.