Tropical Storm Marco was the only tropical cyclone to make landfall in the United States during the 1990 Atlantic hurricane season. The 13th named storm of the season, Marco formed from a cold-core low pressure area along the northern coast of Cuba on October 9, and tracked northwestward through the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Its circulation produced 65 mph (100 km/h) winds over the western portion of Florida before weakening to a tropical depression and moving ashore near Cedar Key. The cyclone combined with a cold front and the remnants of Hurricane Klaus to produce heavy rainfall in Georgia and the Carolinas. After interacting with the nearby Hurricane Lili, Marco continued northward until being absorbed by a cold front. In Florida, the cyclone triggered flooding of some roadways. Rainfall across its path peaked at 19.89 inches (505 mm) in Louisville, Georgia. The flooding caused 12 deaths, mostly due to drowning, as well as $57 million in damage.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1411:

The First Peace of Thorn was signed, ending the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish%E2%80%93Lithuanian%E2%80%93Teutonic_War

1960:

Four African American students staged the first Greensboro sit- ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greensboro_sit-ins

1972:

Kuala Lumpur gained city status, the first settlement in Malaysia to do so after the nation's independence from the United Kingdom. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur

2009:

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir became Iceland's first female Prime Minister and the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hanna_Sigur%C3%B0ard%C3%B3ttir

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

inexorable: 1. Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. 2. Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting. 3. Adamant; severe. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inexorable

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Liberty sets the mind free, fosters independence and unorthodox thinking and ideas. But it does not offer instant prosperity or happiness and wealth to everyone. This is something that politicians in particular must keep in mind.   --Boris Yeltsin https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Boris_Yeltsin