Hurricane Gustav was a Category 2 hurricane that paralleled the East Coast of the United States from September 8 to 12 during the 2002 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the seventh named storm and first hurricane of the season. Initially a subtropical depression north of the Bahamas, Gustav passed slightly to the east of the Outer Banks of North Carolina as a tropical storm before moving northeastward and making two landfalls in Atlantic Canada as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm was responsible for one death and $100,000 in damage, mostly in North Carolina. The interaction between Gustav and a non-tropical system produced strong winds that caused an additional $240,000 (2002 USD) in damage in New England, but this damage was not directly attributed to the hurricane. Gustav spent the early part of its life as a subtropical storm, and was the first such storm to be named from the current lists by the National Hurricane Center. Previously, subtropical storms were not given names. The cyclone was also the latest-forming first hurricane of the season since 1941.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1755:
French and Indian War: British and French forces and their respective Indian allies fought to a draw in the Battle of Lake George. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_George
1900:
The Great Galveston Hurricane (damage pictured), one of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes with estimated winds of 135 miles per hour (215 km/h) at landfall, struck Galveston, Texas, US, killing at least 6,000 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1900_Galveston_hurricane
1941:
World War II: German forces severed the last land connection to Leningrad, beginning a 28-month siege that would result in the deaths of over 1 million of the city's civilians from starvation, making it one of the most lethal battles in world history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Leningrad
1954:
Eight nations signed an agreement to create the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization, a Southeast Asian version of NATO. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Asia_Treaty_Organization
1966:
The American science fiction show Star Trek premiered on the NBC television network, launching a media franchise that has since created a cult phenomenon and has influenced the design of many current technologies. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
unstinted: Not constrained, not restrained, or not confined. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/unstinted
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
There is no me. I do not exist. There used to be a me but I had it surgically removed. --Peter Sellers https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Peter_Sellers