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  2. Ohio Fireworks Derecho - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Fireworks Derecho (or also the Ohio Independence Day derecho of 1969), was a severe wind event that took place during the evening hours of July 4 (American Independence Day) 1969. It affected the northern half of the state of Ohio as well as portions of Pennsylvania , southern Michigan , northern West Virginia and extreme southwestern ...

  3. Floods in the United States (1900–1999) - Wikipedia

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    The Independence Day flood of 1969 was one of the worst in Ohio history, caused by 355 mm (14.0 in) of rain in 12 hours. This caused three large dams to fail, much property damage, and loss of life. Wayne County was one of the worst-affected areas.

  4. List of natural disasters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Tsunami: 31 2009 Samoa earthquake and tsunami ... 1969 Hurricane: 256 $1.42 billion ... Dayton, Ohio: Flood was created by a series of three winter storms that hit ...

  5. Tornadoes of 1969 - Wikipedia

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    A destructive F3 tornado tore through the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, killing 4 people. Many buildings were "unroofed or torn apart" and more than 2500 homes were damaged, of which 27 were destroyed. Damages were estimated at $2.75 million (1969 USD).

  6. Ohioan Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the ...

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    As commander of Apollo 11, he was the first person to step on the moon in July 1969. ... Stephen and Viola Armstrong, admire a gourd version of their son on display at the 1969 Ohio State Fair.

  7. List of earthquakes in 1969 - Wikipedia

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    The 1969 Santa Rosa earthquakes caused 1 death and property damage. Costs were $8 million (1969 rate). 1: 17 [145] [146] Burma, Sagaing Region: 6.3: 135.0: VI 26 [147] [148] [149] Yugoslavia, Bosnia and Herzegovina: 6.1: 15.0: VIII In the 1969 Banja Luka earthquake 23 people were killed in total. 14 in the first event and 9 in the second ...

  8. The day a tsunami-like flood struck a landlocked mountain town

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    Residents of the Pennsylvania steel town that fateful May morning in the spring of 1889 heard a low rumble in the distance that might have been the sound of thunder, and they noted a breeze ...

  9. 111 years later, recalling the tragedy and heroism of the ...

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    On Easter 1913, the rains began for three days, and Ohio lost 470 people to one of the deadliest floods in U.S. history. 111 years later, recalling the tragedy and heroism of the 1913 Fremont ...