1940 census records are a smash online hit

National Archives site gets 22.5 million hits in the first three hours, clogging the system. It’s the first time detailed census information has been available on the Internet — and critics cite privacy concerns.

Americans responded in overwhelming numbers Monday to the online release of detailed information from the 1940 census — the first time such a trove of historic census records has been available on the Internet.



L.A. Times – California | Local News

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