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Boston molasses disaster
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North End
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21
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Boston Molasses Disaster, also known as the Great Molasses Flood and the Great Boston Molasses Tragedy, occurred on January 15 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. A large molasses tank burst and a wave...
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Cyclone Tracy
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Tropical Cyclone
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Darwin
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Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated the city of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day, 1974. It was the most compact tropical cyclone on record, with gale-force winds extending only 48 km (30 mi)...
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Cyclone
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Kalamazoo Tornado of 1980
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Kalamazoo
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5
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The Kalamazoo Tornado of 1980 struck downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan, on May 13, 1980. The tornado, which touched down at 4:09 pm, was rated F3 on the Fujita scale. The tornado killed 5 people and injured 79. Damage was estimated at $50,000,000.
The...
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