The Great New England Hurricane; a category 3 hurricane, originating near the Cape Verde Islands, slams into Long Island and southern New England without warning. The hurricane causing over 600 deaths and devastated coastal cities and towns. it was the most destructive storm to strike the region in the 20th century. More
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