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On Sept. 8, 1900, the Galveston Hurricane struck Texas, putting the entire city at risk. Thousands lost their lives as a result of the storm. Of those who survived, many were left without a home.
A 1900 hurricane that left at least 6,000 people dead has had a long-lasting impact on Galveston, Texas. Paul Burka, a Galveston native who is senior executive editor of Texas Monthly, tells Scott ...
Recalling Galveston's Hurricane Of 1900 Host Liane Hansen speaks with Merri Edwards, a Hurricane Ike evacuee from Galveston, Texas. Edwards is also an historian who has worked with the Galveston ...
A professor of history at the University of North Texas and co-author of the book "Galveston and the 1900 Storm" discusses the devastating hurricane in 1900 that nearly wiped Galveston, Texas off ...
The Galveston Hurricane and Harvey are similar in many respects. Both were Category 4 hurricanes when they made landfall. Harvey’s sustained winds at landfall were 130 mph; Galveston’s are ...
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- September 8 marks the somber anniversary of the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900. The category 4 hurricane made landfall on the island, taking the lives of at least ...
The 1900 Galveston hurricane is thought to have formed on Aug. 27, 1900, off the coast of Africa. Early observations of the storm started around Aug. 30, 1900.
The deadliest hurricane in U.S. history was not Hurricane Katrina.Not even close. It was the storm that hit Galveston, Texas, exactly 108 years and one week ago.
With a novelized narrative full of images so vivid they linger into dreams, Larson tells the story of the catastrophic hurricane that struck Galveston on Sept. 8, 1900, killing at least 8,000 people.