Tropical Storm Keith, the eleventh tropical storm of the 1988 season, was the latest North Atlantic tropical cyclone in the calendar year to strike the Continental United States since the 1925 season. Keith developed out of a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on November 17 and reached a peak intensity of 70 mph (110 km/h) shortly before striking the northeastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula. It turned northeastward in the Gulf of Mexico, and made landfall near Sarasota, Florida, on November 23. Keith became extratropical near Bermuda on November 24. The extratropical remnant persisted for two more days. Keith produced moderate to heavy rainfall in Honduras, Jamaica, and Cuba. Minimal damage was reported in Mexico. The last of four named North Atlantic hurricanes to hit the United States during the season, Keith produced moderate rainfall, rough storm surge, and gusty winds across central Florida. Overall damage was fairly minor but widespread, totaling $7.3 million. Near the coast of Florida, damage occurred mainly from storm surge and beach erosion. Further inland there were floods, downed trees and power lines. No fatalities were reported.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1820:

The American whaleship Essex sank 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) west of the western coast of South America after it was attacked by a sperm whale, an event which inspired Herman Melville's novel Moby- Dick. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essex_(whaleship)

1945:

The Nuremberg Trials of 24 leading Nazis involved in the Holocaust and various war crimes during World War II began in Nuremberg, Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuremberg_Trials

1980:

An oil platform drilling accident caused Lake Peigneur in the U.S. state of Louisiana to drain into a salt mine underneath, creating a whirlpool that sucked down the lake's entire contents. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Peigneur

1991:

Nagorno-Karabakh War: An Azerbaijani military helicopter carrying a peacekeeping mission team was shot down in Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan, disrupting the ongoing peace talks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Azerbaijani_Mil_Mi-8_shootdown

1998:

The assembly of the International Space Station began when Zarya, its first module, was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

spoiler: 1. One who spoils; a plunderer, pillager, despoiler. 2. A document, review or comment that discloses the ending or some key surprise or twist in a story. 3. (automotive) A device to reduce lift and increase downforce. 4. (US, chiefly politics, sports) An individual, unable to win themselves, who spoils the chances of another's victory. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/spoiler

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.   --Robert F. Kennedy https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy