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The Black Sunday dust storm

The Black Sunday dust storm

1935 dust storm in Oklahoma
🗓️ 14 April 1935

Black Sunday was a particularly severe dust storm that occurred on April 14, 1935, as part of the Dust Bowl in the United States. It was one of the worst dust storms in American history and caused immense economic and agricultural damage. It is estimated that 300,000 tons of topsoil were displaced from the prairie area.

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