Hurricane Ginger was the second-longest lasting Atlantic hurricane on
record. The eighth tropical cyclone and fifth hurricane of the 1971
season, Ginger spent 27.25 days as a tropical cyclone and was
classified as a hurricane for 20 of those days. The storm formed
northeast of the Bahamas, and for its first nine days tracked generally
eastward or northeastward while gradually strengthening to peak winds of
110 mph (175 km/h). On September 14, Ginger slowed and turned to a
general westward track, passing near Bermuda on September 23. There,
the hurricane produced gusty winds and high waves, but no damage. While
over the western Atlantic Ocean, Ginger became the last target of
Project Stormfury, which sought to weaken hurricanes by depositing
silver iodide into tropical cyclone rainbands. Ginger ultimately struck
North Carolina on September 30 as a minimal hurricane, lashing the
coastline with gusty winds. Heavy rainfall flooded towns and caused
damage estimated at $10 million. Further north, moderate precipitation
and winds spread through the Mid-Atlantic states, although no
significant damage was reported outside of North Carolina.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Ginger>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1629:
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Danish King Christian IV
signed the Treaty of Lübeck to end Danish intervention in the Thirty
Years' War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_L%C3%BCbeck>
1849:
Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent for an invention to lift
boats over obstacles in a river, making him the only U.S. President to
ever hold a patent.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_patent>
1897:
The first Blackwall Tunnel (construction pictured) under the
River Thames was opened to improve commerce and trade in the East End of
London.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwall_Tunnel>
1958:
Ethnic rioting broke out in Ceylon, targeted mostly at the
minority Sri Lankan Tamils, resulting in up to 300 deaths over the next
five days.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_riots_in_Ceylon>
2010:
Upon landing in Mangalore, Air India Express Flight 812
overshot the runway and fell over a cliff, killing 158 of the 166 people
on board in the crash and ensuing fire.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Express_Flight_812>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
sangfroid:
Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a
dangerous situation.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sangfroid>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
My name is Sherlock Holmes. It is my business to know what other
people don't know.
--Arthur Conan Doyle
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Arthur_Conan_Doyle>