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Weather That Changed History
The Salem Witch Trials … Bubonic Plague … Washington crossing the Delaware … Did you know these and other important historical events were influenced by the weather?
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Spring 1913: Ohio Under Water
The spring of 1913 was not a good one for residents of the Midwest, to put it mildly.
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Historical Disasters: Then and Now
This week marks the 100-year anniversary of one of the worst – and least talked-about – natural disasters in US history. See photos from then and now.
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Easter Tragedy: The 1913 Outbreak
On a gloomy Sunday afternoon 100 years ago, residents of the Midwest sat down to their Easter dinner and were blown away by more than just the food.
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An Amazing Tale of Survival!
Punishing cold literally froze his hands to the bone, but Howard Blackburn lived to tell the tale!
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1983: “The Coldest Christmas Ever”
Christmas of 1983 was the coldest one on record for much of North America. Learn more about the Christmas cold wave!
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The Storm of the Century!
A deadly storm battered the Eastern U.S. during Thanksgiving weekend 1950. Learn more!
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No Quarter: The Armistice Day Blizzard
This week in 1940, a freak snowstorm claimed 150 lives. Learn more!
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A Finger in the Wind: Forecasters of Yesteryear
Humans have been predicting the weather for as long as we’ve been around. Learn more about the history of weather forecasting!
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.
