On this day, August 31, in 1886, America recorded its first major earthquake, in Charleston, South Carolina. The magnitude 7.6 quake that began at 9:50PM was felt in New York City, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, and Cuba, while buildings in Alabama and Ohio were damaged. 
Estimates that between 41-100 people were killed, with economic loss estimates of about $6 million in era value, today’s value over $120 million. Through the next 30 years, over 400 aftershocks were felt, which further intensified existing damage. Its cause was a mystery for many years, until scientists discovered Read the rest of this entry »
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Ready or not, here I come!
Posted by Warm Southern Breeze on Thursday, August 31, 2017
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Goodbye, “Hello world!”
Posted by Warm Southern Breeze on Friday, September 4, 2009
First action of the day: eliminate the stupid comment generated by the automated system.
Next action: consider going to grocery store to buy beans, get gas and milk… not necessarily in that order.
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