A publication of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
Ever since people learned to use needles and thread, fashion has fascinated people. Today, Hollywood stars model the latest styles at award shows, but during the 19th century Gilded Age, many scions of business tycoons set the trends.
Summer 2022 was hot. But despite this year’s blistering heat, floods, fires and storms, weather during the 1930s was worse. During that decade, many of our grandparents had to confront the Great Depression and the brewing Second World War, and a great weather war.
Eight U.S. presidents hailed from Virginia, more than any other colony or state.
