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The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in American history. Countless books and historical explorations have focused on the era, but, somehow, myths about the Great Depression abound.

The longest recession in American history took place between 1929 and 1939. Known as the Great Depression, this economic crisis was noteworthy in terms of both its length and its severity.

One of the most popular New Deal programs, the Civilian Conservation Corps put three million young men to work in the nation's forests and parks at the height of the Great Depression.