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Bernanke vows to learn from Great Depression (San Francisco Chronicle)

History will not repeat itself if Ben Bernanke has his way. The chairman of the Federal Reserve is also one of the nation's pre-eminent scholars of the Great Depression. As the world careens through a global financial crisis, observers say Bernanke's vigorous...

The Great Depression: Have We Learned Our Lesson? (KTNV Las Vegas)

Some people are calling the economic crisis the biggest financial shock since 'The Great Depression' of 1929. People who lived through the tough time are offering some advice. After enduring more than a decade of financial hardships, they're hoping history doesn't repeat itself.

History Teachers Conference at EIU explores FDR's leadership during Great Depression (Herald & Review)

CHARLESTON - Plenty of parallels exist between the Great Depression years and today's economic meltdown. Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal were a major focus at a luncheon wrapping up the 28th annual History Teachers Conference at Eastern Illinois University on Thursday.

Remembering the Great Depression (Gaylord Herald Times)

OTSEGO COUNTY â€” Though the Great Depression, initiated by the Wall Street Crash of 1929, had an impact on everyone, many people in Northern Michigan already farmed, producing their own food, which made less of a drastic change in life in a northern town.

FROM THE EDITOR: Stakes as high as the Great Depression (The Standard-Times)

The survivors of the Great Depression, at least those old enough to remember, are in their 80s and 90s now.