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On January 12, 1888, Nebraska farm children headed off to their sod hut schoolrooms under sunny and warm blue skies. None of them knew that a massive blizzard was barreling toward them... and it would test everyone’s survival skills.

If you'd like more information about the history behind this episode of The Wild Wild Death, check out these links:

• https://www.farmersalmanac.com/schoolhouseblizzard
• https://blog.reformedjournal.com/2024/01/12/january-12-1888/
• https://weather.com/science/weather-explainers/news/2025-01-14-blue-norther-cold-front-texas-plains
• https://vlab.noaa.gov/web/nws-heritage/explore-nws-history#event-protecting-lifeand-propertyfor-150-years
• https://www.minnpost.com/minnesota-history/2013/01/125-years-ago-deadly-children-s-blizzard-blasted-minnesota/
• https://history.nebraska.gov/looking-back-on-the-blizzard-of-1888/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94gLaNesbSs
• https://ntx.exprealty.com/blog/220901/Unraveling+The+Mystique+Of+The+Blue+Norther%3A+Texas%27+Chilling+Phenomenon