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This is a list of known disasters that have occurred in Massachusetts, organized by death toll. Historically documented events that caused 10 or more deaths are included. Notes: Some of the events occurred prior to Massachusetts becoming a U.S. state. Acts of war are excluded, such as battles of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts.
In all, 73,500 km 2 (28,400 sq mi) which were home to more than 931,000 people were inundated. The flood finally subsided in August. The flood finally subsided in August. The massive Red Cross relief effort was directed by then Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover , which later catapulted him into the presidency and made the New Deal a reality ...
Edison's company nearly built a dam at the same site 30 years before; One early plan was to blast rock from the canyon walls; A father and a son died working on the Hoover Dam; A deadly disaster in California nearly derailed the Hoover Dam; The U.S. broke labor laws to build the Hoover Dam; The Hoover Dam destroyed a town
An F3 tornado scraped the south side of Friona, Texas before maturing into a major wedge east of town. A dozen injuries were reported, but no fatalities. An F2 [5] tornado near Dimmitt, Texas was covered closely by the Probe 1 Vortex team, making it "the most comprehensively observed tornado in history." The tornado resulted in 3 injuries.
As a result, the average time since last inspection decreased, and the number of hospices that have gone more than six years since an inspection fell below 800. These numbers fell again on Dec. 30, 2014, with the inclusion more recent data adding more than 1,600 inspections.
Kaufmann's Los Angeles Times building Gordon Bernie Kaufmann (19 March 1888 – 1 March 1949) [ 2 ] was an English-born American architect mostly known for his work on the Hoover Dam . Early life
The dam is named for Glen Canyon, a colorful series of gorges, most of which now are buried under the reservoir. Construction of Glen Canyon Dam began in 1956 and was finished in 1966. When the reservoir filled, the dam began to deliver a steady, regulated flow of water downstream and generate a cheap, plentiful supply of electricity.
The corporation played a significant role in building Hoover Dam. Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin purchased the house for $7.6 million in 2007, according to public property records.