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2005 Hurricane Katrina causes sever damage to the Gulf Coast killing 1836

2004 Hurricane Frances hits Florida, causing $40 billion in damage.

1994 6.6 Earthquake hits Los Angeles killing 60, $30B in damage

1992 Nor'easter storm hits NY, doing 1 billion dollars worth of damage

1991 Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus

1989 Hurricane Hugo causes extensive damage in Puerto Rico

1988 Widespread earthquake hits NE U.S., Canada; no damage reported

1988 Fire in Seattle's Space Needle causes evacuation, $2,000 damage

1983 Bomb explodes in U.S. Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries

1979 Hurricane Frederick hits Mobile Alabama; 5 die and $23 million damage

1977 Flash flood hits Johnstown, Pennsylvania, kills 80 and causing $350 mil damage

1976 Charlie Finley's $10 million damage suit against Bowie Kuhn begins

1976 Teton Dam in Idaho burst causing $1 billion damage, 14 die

1975 Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert, causing $30,000 damage

1971 Quake in San Fernando Valley kills 64 and causes over $ B damage

1969 Don Drysdale retires because of damage to his right shoulder

1967 Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage

1964 During services held for Sam Cooke fans caused damage to Funeral Home

1964 Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, with $17.5 million damage

1964 Egyptian munition ship "Star of Alexandria" explodes at dockside in Bone, Algeria. 100 die, 160 injured, $20 million damage

1963 Rupert Graves, actor, Damage, Handful of Dust, Maurice

1958 Miranda Richardson, born in Southport England, actress in Damage, Crying Game

1955 Hurricane Diane kills 200 and 1st billion $ damage storm (N.E. U.S.)

1955 Hurricane Diane, following hurricane Connie floods Connecticut River killing 190 and doing $1.8 billion damage

1954 Hurricane Edna (2nd of 1954) hits New York City, $50 million damage

1953 Tornado kills 114 in Waco Texas and causes $39M damage

1951 Most expensive U.S. hailstorm ($1.5M crop damage and $14M property-Kansas)

1947 Mississippi Valley flooding kills 16 and causes $850M in damage

1938 German and Austrian Jewish suffer 1 billion Mark damage in nazi

1926 Lake Denmark, New Jersey arsenal explodes, kills 21, $75m damage

1915 Hurricane kills 275 in Galveston, Texas with $50 million damage

1899 Brazo River in Texas floods 12 miles wide causing $10 mil damage

1875 Garonne Flood: great damage in Verdun and Toulouse, kills about 1,000

1829 Madman Jonathan Martin sets York Cathedral afire, does 60,000 pounds damage



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