John Bell I think might be wrong
The Great Depression. The production would not get big again until WW2.
They were separated<span> at age three after their mother and grandmother </span>were<span> killed in an automobile accident</span>
Well, this would be called the industrial revolution and in this area lots of factories and machines were being built and it helped speed the process of making things. For an example the steam engine, the locomotive, the telephone, the rifle, and my favorite the light bulb.