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The Black Tom explosion was an act of arson by field agents of the Office of Naval Intelligence of the German Empire, to destroy U.S.-made munitions that were about to be shipped to the Allies during World War I. The explosions occurred on July 30, 1916, in New York Harbor, killing at least 7 people and wounding hundreds more. [1]
The word Manhattan has been translated as 'island of many hills' from the Lenape language. [5] The Encyclopedia of New York City offers other derivations, including from the Munsee dialect of Lenape: manahachtanienk ('place of general inebriation'), manahatouh ('place where timber is procured for bows and arrows'), or menatay ('island'). [6]
A destructive series of tornadoes in damage struck the Northeastern United States on Monday July 10, 1989. The storm system affected five states with severe weather, including hail up to 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) across, thunderstorm winds up to 90 mph (140 km/h), and 17 tornadoes. [1] Several towns in New York and Connecticut were
Fifteen people were injured Thursday when a gas line was struck in a New York village, destroying a residential building in an apparent explosion, authorities said.
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The truck’s owner, Dinell Harricharan, was at his home on Long Island when the explosion occurred, he told The Post. ... Heavy snow leads to collapse of 26 buildings in New York county. Weather.
July 15 – An anchor handling boat, PETE TIDE II, damaged an unmarked gas pipeline with a grappling hook offshore from New Orleans, Louisiana. Two of the crew were missing and presumed dead in the fire that followed. [208] July 25 – An explosion and fire destroyed a duplex apartment house in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Two persons were killed ...