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August 29 2005 Hurricane Katrina slams into Gulf Coast

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ August 29, 2012 ⋅ 4 Comments

On August 29th 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall near New Orleans, Louisiana, as a Category 4 hurricane. Despite being only the third most powerful storm of the 2005 hurricane season, Katrina was the worst natural disaster in the history of the United States. After briefly coming ashore in southern Florida on August 25 as a … Continue reading →

July 6 1971 Louis Armstrong dies

Posted by Craig Hill ⋅ July 6, 2012 ⋅ 7 Comments

On July 6th 1971, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, died in New York City at the age of 69. A world-renowned jazz trumpeter and vocalist, he pioneered jazz improvisation and the style known as swing. Louis Daniel Armstrong was born on August 4th 1901 in New Orleans, … Continue reading →

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