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The Great Blizzard of 1888 left an indelible mark on popular culture, inspiring countless stories, poems, and artworks. It ...
A New York street is shown during the blizzard of 1888. The blizzard that occured March 12-14 paralyzed the city with 40″ of snow and winds that reached up to 60 miles per hour, creating drifts ...
And so began the day that people from Washington, D.C., to New England experienced the Blizzard of 1888, a weather event so fierce that it's still a storm by ... the largest amount to fall in ...
That was the case 135 years ago this weekend when the Great Blizzard of 1888 rolled into the Northeast. One of America's worst blizzards to date, it started as light snow Sunday, ...
The great blizzard of 1888 disrupted communications, commerce and travel around New York City for days. Credit... "The Great Blizzard of 1888" 1946. By Camille Baker. April 3, 2024.
It will include photos and stories from the storm, as well as an in-depth comparison with the Great Blizzard of 1888. A book signing will follow. Doors open at 5:30 and the event is free of charge ...
The nightmare mega-storm on Jan. 12, 1888, is sometimes called the Schoolchildren’s Blizzard because it caught so many children away from home on a Thursday. Acts of heroism by parents, children ...
It was one of the most severe blizzards recorded in American history. To try and capture the severity, they called it “The Great White Hurricane.” They say it paralyzed the East Coast from Maryland to ...
It has been 45 years since the Great Blizzard of 1978, and that storm is still a vivid memory for many Michiganders. Over the course of three days - Jan. 25-27 - the Great Lakes state was in the ...