Typhoon Omar of 1992 was the strongest and most destructive typhoon to strike Guam since Typhoon Pamela in 1976. It formed on August 23 from the monsoon trough across the western Pacific Ocean, and made landfall on Guam five days later with winds of 195 km/h (120 mph). The storm caused damage there costing US$457 million, and one death. Strong gusts up to 248 km/h (154 mph) left nearly the entire island without power, disrupting the water system for several days and preventing the island- based Joint Typhoon Warning Center from issuing advisories for 11 days. The storm damaged or destroyed 2,158 houses, leaving 3,000 people homeless. The next day Omar became a super typhoon with sustained winds of 240 km/h (150 mph). Passing well north of the Philippines, it killed 11 people. It weakened significantly before striking eastern Taiwan on September 4; scattered flooding caused three deaths, along with damage worth $65 million, mostly to agriculture. The storm proceeded into eastern China the next day and dissipated on September 9.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1639:
English astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks made the first successful prediction and observation of a transit of Venus. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_Venus,_1639
1893:
First Matabele War: A patrol of British South Africa Company soldiers was ambushed and annihilated by more than 3,000 Matabele warriors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shangani_Patrol
1909:
The first Grey Cup, the championship game of the Canadian Football League, was held. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Cup
1971:
The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force, an Ulster loyalist paramilitary group, exploded a bomb at a Catholic-owned pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing 15 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McGurk%27s_Bar_bombing
1992:
U.S. President George H. W. Bush ordered American troops into Somalia to help provide humanitarian aid and restore order during the ongoing Somali Civil War. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Task_Force
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
froth at the mouth: 1. To spew saliva as froth. 2. (figuratively) To rage, to vent one's anger. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/froth_at_the_mouth
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