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Remembering the deadly school bus accident that stranded children for 33 hours

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Black and white photo of a makeshift school bus.
Courtesy of Fulcrum Publishing
A makeshift school bus was stranded in Kiowa County on March 26, 1931. Five children and the driver died.

The Pleasant Hill school bus tragedy, on Colorado's southeastern plains, killed five children and the driver. A record-setting blizzard left the bus and its occupants stranded for nearly a day and a half. The incident caught the world's attention in 1931-- including the president's. Ariana Harner, co-author of "Children of the Storm" speaks with Ryan Warner as her book is re-released.