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March 18, 1925, began like any other Wednesday in the Heartland. It didn’t stay normal for long; when the day was over, it ...

March 18, 1925, began like any other Wednesday in the Heartland. It didn’t stay normal for long; when the day was over, it had entered the history books.

J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. Have a historical mystery that needs solving? A forgotten moment worth remembering? Please send it to [email protected].

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