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

_______________________________ 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

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

sangfroid: Composure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sangfroid

___________________________ 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