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Dorothea Lange's Migrant Mother during the Great Depression

The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn that began in the United States. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; in most countries, it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread economic depression of the twentieth century. In the twenty-first century, the Great Depression is commonly used as an example of how intensely the world's economy can decline.

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Pushkar Lake

Ajmer is a city in Ajmer District in India's Rajasthan state. The city gave its name to the district including it, also to a former province of British India called Ajmer-Merwara. Ajmer, a city known for its beauty, sits with the Aravali mountains surrounding it on all sides. It hosts numerous important religious, cultural and historical sites, Pushkar and the tomb of Muslim Sufi Saint Moinuddin Chishti foremost among them.

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Uncle Sam Wilson of Troy, New York, is recognized as the progenitor of America's National symbol of Uncle Sam (source: Uncle Sam)

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