California Schoolchildren and the Great Squirrel War
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 March 2019
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In 1918, as the planet was consumed by World War I, the government of California found itself combating an unexpected and catastrophic enemy: Ground squirrels. The rodents were wreaking havoc across the countryside, consuming crops left and right. State horticulture commissioner George H. Hecke proposed an unorthodox solution -- enlist schoolchildren in a statewide massacre of all ground squirrels. Oddly enough, it worked.
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