2014 Event Category 3-strength Hurricane Odile makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, destroying property and leaving many residents without electricity or potable water; the storm is expected to weaken to a tropical storm overnight as it continues north 2014 Event Two Americans, Jeffrey Edward Fowle and Matthew Todd Miller, are to be charged in North Korea with unspecified crimes; Fowle is accused of leaving a Bible in his hotel room, and Miller allegedly asked for asylum after destroying his visa 2012 Event U.S. Presidential candidate Mitt Romney states the Palestinians are committed to destroying Israel 2011 Event In Texas, wildfires continue burning, destroying tens of thousands of acres of land 1959 Event Malpasset dam collapses destroying French Riviera town of Frejus 1956 Event 7 Army trucks loaded with dynamite explode in middle of Cali, Columbia killing 1,100-1,200, destroying 2,000 buildings 1866 Event Firecracker thrown in wood starts fire destroying of Portland, Me 1669 Event Mount Etna in Sicily erupts, destroying Nicolosi, killing 20,000
