Hurricane John was the eleventh named storm, seventh hurricane, and fifth major hurricane of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season. Hurricane John developed on August 28 from a tropical wave to the south of Mexico. Favorable conditions allowed the storm to intensify quickly, and it attained peak winds of 135 mph (215 km/h) on August 30. Eyewall replacement cycles and land interaction with western Mexico weakened the hurricane, and John made landfall on southeastern Baja California Sur with winds of 110 mph (180 km/h) on September 1. It slowly weakened as it moved northwestward through the Baja California peninsula, and dissipated on September 4. The hurricane threatened large portions of the western coastline of Mexico, resulting in the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. In coastal portions of western Mexico, strong winds downed trees, while heavy rain resulted in mudslides. Hurricane John caused moderate damage on the Baja California peninsula, including the destruction of more than 200 houses and thousands of flimsy shacks. The hurricane killed five people in Mexico, and damage totaled $663 million (2006 MXN, $60.8 million 2006 USD).

Read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_John_(2006)

_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1878:

Gilbert and Sullivan's comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore (poster featured) opened at the Opera Comique in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H.M.S._Pinafore

1946:

Abdullah bin Husayn, Emir of the Emirate of Transjordan, was proclaimed King of the renamed "Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdullah_I_of_Jordan

1962:

The Baltimore Steam Packet Company, the last overnight steamboat service in the United States, went out of business. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Steam_Packet_Company

1979:

Six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared on his way to school, and later became the first missing child to have his picture featured on milk cartons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Etan_Patz

2009:

North Korea conducted a nuclear test and several other missile tests that were widely condemned by the international community and led to sanctions from the United Nations Security Council. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_North_Korean_nuclear_test

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

masterly inactivity: A policy of deliberate inactivity. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/masterly_inactivity

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The less government we have, the better, — the fewer laws, and the less confided power. The antidote to this abuse of formal Government, is, the influence of private character, the growth of the Individual. --Ralph Waldo Emerson https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson