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This thread is dedicated to the suffering citizens of Turkey. Here's a few conversation starters. Let's cover this subject. Most recently, Turkey had an earth quake. Thousands died. Thousands... that's a lot of suffering folks. One might even say that the event qualifies as an abysmal disaster. As such, it qualifies as subject matter for this thread. Let's discuss it. April 15, 1993 - The Peoples Court starring Judge Wapner ceased production after producing 5000 hours of programming. Perhaps it was a bad event. Perhaps it wasn't. Nope! It was not an abysmal disaster. You can still use this thread to write about it, though. August 17, 1969 - Hurricane Camille strikes Louisana, Mississippi, Alabama, Virginia and West Virginia. 300 people were killed. An estimated 70,000 were left homeless. Storm tides rose to 24 ft. above sea level. In eight hours 27 inches of rain fell, causing wide spread flash flooding. Wind gusts were recorded at 175 mph. August 18 - 23, 1967 - Five days of rioting ended on August 23 in New Haven, Conn. Arson, looting and vandalism occurred in various parts of the city. August 20, 1955 - Serious floods caused President Eisenhower to declare the following states major disaster areas; Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, parts of New Jersey and Rhode Island. August 24, 1992 - Hurricane Andrew sweaps across the Florida penensula with 170 mph winds leaving a path of distruction in its wake. Thousands of homes from many neighborhoods and townships were destroyed in what was later assessed to be the greatest natural disaster in the history of the United States. Damage estimates exceeded $25 billion. It was a freakin' disaster! Aug. 24, 0079 - Vesuvius erupted. Pompeii & Herculaneum buried for 1,700 years. 20,000+ dead. August 24, 1814 - Washington DC. General Robert Ross of the British army entered Washington shortly after the hasty evacuation of President Madison and his cabinet. Angered after some citizens fired shots at them, the British soldiers proceeded to set fire to the public buildings. After their rampage through the young capital city, gone were the Presidents House, the Capitol Building, the War Building and the Treasury Building. A late evening thunderstorm put out the fires, thereby preventing its spread into the private section of town. On the very next day the city was struck by a tornado, causing serious British casualties. As a result, the British left town at 9pm on August 25. With the subsequent lack of success in overcoming the Americans in their next target, Baltimore, the Treaty of Ghent was signed in Europe on December 14, 1814, thus ending the war for independence and creating a new nation. August 26 - 29, 1968 - In Chicago, Hubert H. Humphry won the Democratic nomination for president. Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine was named the vice-presidential candidate. The convention, which began Aug. 26, was the most violent in U.S. history. Young antiwar protestors, embittered by the faint impact of the campaigns of Sens. McCarthy and McGovern, clashed with police and national guardsmen. Hundreds of persons, including bystanders and newsmen, were beaten by police, even in full view of television cameras. Aug. 27, 1883 - Krakatoa erupted. History's most disasterous eruption flinging 5 cubic miles of rock 17 miles high, destroying an island, and killing 36,000+ people. August 28, 1964 - In Philadelphia, Pa., 125 blocks were quarantined by Mayor James H. J. Tate following an outbreak of racial tension. Over 500 persons were injured and more than 350 persons were arrested during the three days of rioting. Sept. 1, 1923 - Earthquake in Tokyo & Yokohama. 143,000 dead. 100,000 injured. 500,000 buildings destroyed. Sept. 3, 1899 - Earthquake in Yakut Bay in SE Alaska. 8.5 on Richter scale. 47 ft. vertical displacement, largest known. Sept. 4, 1618 - Landslide in Plurs, Switzerland. 1,500+ villagers buried alive. 4 people of village survive because they were away at the time. September 5, 1958 - A commuter's train of the Jersey Central R.R. went through an open drawbridge into Newark Bay, resulting in an estimated 40 killed. Autopsy on train's engineer revealed he had suffered heart attack and had been unable to respond to stop signals. Sept. 7, 1900; Galveston, Texas. After sweaping across Puerto Rico, Haiti, and Cuba, a hurricane washed over the island of Galveston with 15 ft high waves. It flattened the entire city which was only 8 feet above high tide in the first place. 6,000 bodies were found the next morning. Another 2,000 citizens were unaccounted for. Dec. 17, 1811 - New Madrid series of strong quakes lasted until Mar. of 1812. Shook more than 2/3 of nation, formed lakes, drained swamps, and altered course of Mississippi River. No known deaths. But it could have been an abysmal disaster if it had happened just 100 years later. Dec. 25, 1982 - The most severe El Niño on record was first noticed. It caused death and destruction around the world into April of 1983. Drought in Austrailia & India. Pacific coast pounded by worst storms on record. Yup! 25,000 B.C.; 1500 or 1400 B.C.; Volcanic eruption on Santorini (sometimes called Thera) 60 miles north of Crete. Scientists believe the volume of lava, dust, gas and vapor in the most recent eruption may have been four to five times as great as the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, and may have been responsible for ending the glorious Minoan civilization. It blasted the ancient island of Stronghyli into three small islands, now called Thera, Therasia, and Aspronisi. Yup! It qualifies as an abysmal disaster. Write about it. You get the idea! Sometimes we forget just how fragile the good times are. HerbVic | ||||||||||||
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