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outlaw. Henry McCarty (September 17 or November 23, 1859 – July 14, 1881), alias William H. Bonney, better known as Billy the Kid, was an American outlaw and gunfighter of the Old West who is alleged to have killed 21 men before he was shot and killed at the age of 21. [2] [3] He is also known for his involvement in New Mexico 's Lincoln ...
1 death – This violent tornado may have first begun just east of Tipton. It went on to strike 25 farms, one of which it leveled. Fragments of the farmhouse were found 1 mile (1.6 km) away. The tornado passed just a few miles west of the heavily populated town of Dubuque, before entering Wisconsin, through Grant County.
1965 Palm Sunday tornado outbreak. On April 10–12, 1965, a historic severe weather event affected the Midwestern and Southeastern United States. The tornado outbreak produced 55 confirmed tornadoes in one day and 16 hours. The worst part of the outbreak occurred during the afternoon hours of April 11 into the overnight hours going into April 12.
1. “Our nation owes a debt to its fallen heroes that we can never fully repay.”- Barack Obama. 2. “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to ...
History. Formed on February 4, 1869, Grant County was named in honor of U.S. President-elect Ulysses S. Grant. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.. Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas General Assembly (1905-1912) from Sheridan, introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges.
UTC−6 ( MDT) Congressional district. At-large. Website. www .grantcountynd .com. Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,301. [1] Its county seat is Carson.
The Yarnell Hill Fire was a wildfire near Yarnell, Arizona, ignited by dry lightning on June 28, 2013. On June 30, it overran and killed 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots. Just one of the hotshots on the crew survived—he was posted as a lookout on the fire and was not with the others when the fire overtook them.
Part of the tornado outbreaks of 2012 and 2011–12 North American winter. On March 2 and 3, 2012, a deadly tornado outbreak occurred over a large section of the Southern United States into the Ohio Valley region. The storms resulted in 41 tornado-related fatalities, 22 of which occurred in Kentucky. [2] Tornado-related deaths also occurred in ...