The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 was by far America's deadliest, wiping out a booming city in southeast Texas. On Sept. 8, 1900, 125 years ago tonight, a Category 4 hurricane roared into Galveston ...
This year marks a major anniversary for the deadliest hurricane to strike the U.S. — but it’s not Hurricane Katrina, which slammed into Louisiana 20 years ago, killing at least 1,200. But 125 years ...
(The Center Square) – Hope remains 125 years after the Great Storm of 1900 decimated Galveston Island. On Sept. 8, 1900, a massive hurricane tore through Galveston, creating an estimated $30 million ...
It has been 125 years since Galveston Island was devastated by a hurricane. The scale of the event was so great that it continues to fascinate people to this day. Researcher Shelly Kelly presented the ...
Galveston's Parks Board hopes to honor part of the city's history next weekend while claiming a Guinness World Records title. The board hopes to bring together 8,125 people along the Seawall on Sept.
BEAUMONT, Texas — The McFaddin-Ward House Museum will present a lecture Thursday examining the 1900 Galveston hurricane, the deadliest natural disaster in United States history, followed by an ...
You wouldn’t know it by the rather tranquil Atlantic waters, but it’s “peak week,” the height of the tropical storm and hurricane season. No storms have surfaced this week. What was known as Invest ...