Natural Disasters

The Children’s Blizzard Pt. 2

05.14.2020 - By Spotify StudiosPlay

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As the blizzard raged on through the afternoon of January 12th, 1888, schoolhouses across South Dakota became emergency shelters. Some children tried to make it home through the driving snow, while teachers herded kids to safety. Not all would survive.

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