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Edward deGRAFFENRIED, Congress, AL (1899-1974)
deGRAFFENRIED Edward , a Representative from Alabama; born in Eutlw, Green County, Ala., on June 30, 1899; graduated from Gulf Coast Military Academy, Gulfport, Miss., in 1917; during the First…Hurricane Katrina
A disaster and its catastrophic aftermath by Borgna Brunner The eye of the storm bears down on the Gulf Coast Hurricane Links Hurricane Katrina TimelineHurricane Season 2008Maps: Louisiana…Eaton Jackson BOWERS, Congress, MS (1865-1939)
BOWERS Eaton Jackson , a Representative from Mississippi; born in Canton, Madison County, Miss., June 17, 1865; attended the public schools, and Mississippi Military Institute at Pass Christian…Pattillo Higgins Biography
Pattillo HigginsTexas oil pioneerBorn: 12/5/1863Birthplace: Sabine Pass, Tex. His family moved to Beaumont when Higgins was six. He attended school until the fourth grade and then dropped out…June 2001 Disasters
May–June, Utah: Hordes of crickets and grasshoppers infested more than 1.5 million acres in 18 of the state's 29 counties, causing some $25 million in crop damage. June 6, Bangladesh: Severe…September 2005
WorldFour Charged in Murder of Lebanese Prime Minister (Sept. 1): Commander of Lebanon's Republican Guard, former head of general security, former chief of Lebanon's police, and former…Eocene epoch
(Encyclopedia) Eocene epochEocene epochēˈəsēnˌ [key], second epoch of the Tertiary period in the Cenozoic era of geologic time, from approximately 54.9 to 38 million years ago. The Eocene in North…gopher
(Encyclopedia) gopher or pocket gopher, name for the burrowing rodents of the family Geomyidae, found in North America and Central America. The gopher is gray, buff, or dark brown. Its combined head…Mexico, Gulf of
(Encyclopedia) Mexico, Gulf of, arm of the Atlantic Ocean, c.700,000 sq mi (1,813,000 sq km), SE North America. The Gulf stretches more than 1,100 mi (1,770 km) from west to east and c.800 mi (1,290…July 2003 Disasters
July 1, Louisiana Tropical Depression Bill moved through Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina, leaving four dead and 30 million dollars in damage.July 8, Port Sudan,…Trending
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