Hurricane Gordon was the third hurricane and first major hurricane of the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the first tropical cyclone since 1992 to affect the Azores while retaining tropical characteristics. Gordon formed on September 10 in the tropical Atlantic Ocean. It gradually matured into a hurricane as it tracked northward, reaching its peak intensity with winds of 195 km/h (121 mph) early on September 14 while located about 925 km (575 mi) southeast of Bermuda. It weakened after moving over cooler waters, and passed through the Azores on September 20. Wind gusts reached hurricane force on Santa Maria Island, but the Azores sustained little damage. Gordon then became an extratropical cyclone and affected Spain, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. In Spain, wind gusts reached 183 km/h (114 mph) along the northwest coast, left 100,000 people without power, and injured five people. In Northern Ireland, high winds left 120,000 people without power and caused one injury.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1547:
Anglo-Scottish Wars: English forces defeated the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie near Musselburgh, Lothian, Scotland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Pinkie
1945:
Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated on a farm in Colorado; he survived another 18 months as part of sideshows before choking to death in Phoenix, Arizona. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken
1990:
Pope John Paul II consecrated the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, one of the largest churches in the world, in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_Our_Lady_of_Peace
2000:
British forces freed soldiers and civilians who had been held captive by a militia group, contributing to the end of the Sierra Leone Civil War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barras
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
manacle: 1. A shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff; (by extension) a similar device put around an ankle to restrict free movement. 2. (figurative) A fetter, a restriction. 3. (transitive, intransitive) To confine with manacles. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/manacle
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
Let us not pretend to doubt in philosophy what we do not doubt in our hearts. --Charles Sanders Peirce https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Charles_Sanders_Peirce
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