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Galveston Storm Anniversary

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DaCruzNut

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Right now, we are all preoccupied with the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina...

Killer hurricanes are nothing new. The great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, before hurricanes were named, was 105 ago today!

On September 8, the hurricane slammed into Galveston almost head on. Waves were higher than 15 feet and winds howled at 130 miles per hour. By the time the storm passed, more than 8,000 people were dead, countless were injured and half of the island's homes had been swept away.

It was the worst natural disaster to hit the United States, until Katrina....

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