1900 ⟶ Galveston Hurricane Kills Thousands
Galveston Hurricane in Texas kills 8000 people.
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❄️ Schoolhouse Blizzard Strikes Dakota Territory
Schoolhouse Blizzard devastates the Dakota Territory in the US killing 235 people, many of them children coming home from school⟶
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United States🌪️ Galveston Hurricane Kills Thousands
Galveston Hurricane in Texas kills 8000 people.⟶
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United States💥 San Francisco Earthquake Claims Thousands of Lives
April 18: An earthquake in San Francisco, California, magnitude 7.9, kills 3,000.⟶
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United States🌎 Great Alaska Earthquake Strikes
March 27: The Great Alaska Earthquake has a magnitude of 9.2 and lasted almost three minutes resulting in the death of approximately 131 people.⟶
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United States🌀 Hurricane Katrina Devastates Gulf Coast, Causing Thousands of Deaths
August 29 – 31: Hurricane Katrina kills 1,836 people across the Gulf of Mexico coast.⟶
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United States❄️ Winter Storm Uri Causes Texas Power Crisis
February 13 – 17: Winter Storm Uri becomes the costliest winter storm in North American history, costing $200 billion and 237 lives, and triggering the 2021 Texas power crisis.⟶
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