1888 ⟶ Schoolhouse Blizzard Strikes Dakota Territory
Schoolhouse Blizzard devastates the Dakota Territory in the ...
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🔪 Billy the Kid's First Murder
August 17: Henry McCarty (who later becomes Billy the Kid) kills a blacksmith named Francis Cahill who becomes his first murder victim.⟶
American WestMurderViolenceCrimeNew Mexico
United States❄️ 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⟶
Natural DisasterUnited States HistoryExtreme WeatherAmerican West
United States🌪️ Galveston Hurricane Kills Thousands
Galveston Hurricane in Texas kills 8000 people.⟶
HurricaneNatural DisasterTexasDisaster Relief
United States💥 San Francisco Earthquake Claims Thousands of Lives
April 18: An earthquake in San Francisco, California, magnitude 7.9, kills 3,000.⟶
EarthquakeDisasterNatural DisasterSan FranciscoInfrastructure
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.⟶
EarthquakeNatural DisasterAlaskaTsunamiSeismologyDisaster Relief
United States❄️ Northeastern United States Blizzard
February 5 – 7: The Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 hits the New England region and the New York metropolitan area, killing about 100, and causing over US$520 million in damage.⟶
WeatherNatural DisasterNew EnglandNew YorkFatalities
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