1.  Find out about the disease that almost killed Charlie.

Go to this website
http://www.eatonhand.com/dis/dis207.htm
A brief discusssion of the bone disease, osteomyelitis.

Also try
http://www.m-w.com/
A definition of osteomyelitis

2.  Find out the causes of the Great Depression

Go to this website
http://escape.com/~paulg53/politics/great_depression.shtml

When? 1930's
Why? Stock market crashed