Tropical Storm Hermine was the eighth tropical cyclone and named storm of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Hermine developed from a tropical wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa on September 5. The wave moved westward across the Atlantic Ocean, and on entering the northwest Caribbean Sea interacted with other weather systems. The resultant system was declared a tropical depression on September 17 in the central Gulf of Mexico. The storm meandered north slowly, and after being upgraded to a tropical storm made landfall on Louisiana, where it quickly deteriorated into a tropical depression again on September 20. Before the storm's arrival, residents of Grand Isle, Louisiana, were evacuated. Rainfall spread from Louisiana through Georgia, causing isolated flash flooding. In some areas, the storm tide prolonged the coastal flooding from a tropical cyclone. Gusty winds were reported. Associated tornadoes in Mississippi damaged mobile homes and vehicles, and inflicted one injury. While Hermine was a weak storm and not particularly damaging, its effects combined with those of other tropical cyclones caused agricultural damage.
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1066:
King Harald III of Norway and Tostig Godwinson, his English ally, fought and defeated the Northern Earls Edwin and Morcar in the Battle of Fulford near York, England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fulford
1906:
The ocean liner RMS Mauretania (pictured), the largest and fastest ship in the world at the time, was launched. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Mauretania_(1906)
1943:
World War II: Australian troops defeated Imperial Japanese forces at the Battle of Kaiapit in New Guinea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kaiapit
2001:
During a televised address to a joint session of the United States Congress, U.S. President George W. Bush declared a "war on terror" against Al-Qaeda and other global terrorist groups. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terror
2009:
Tadhg Kennelly became the first person to win the top prizes in both Australian rules football and Gaelic football by winning the All- Ireland Senior Football Championship Final with Kerry. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship_Final
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anthelmintic: A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anthelmintic
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