Galveston: Home of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster
Clip: 9/28/2011 | 3m 57s
The worst natural disaster in U.S. history slammed into Galveston, Texas, 111 years ago.
On Sept. 8, 1900, an unnamed hurricane slammed into the unprotected barrier island of Galveston, Texas, killing between 6,000 and 8,000 people. More than 111 years later, the natural disaster stands as the worst in the history of the United States.
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Galveston: Home of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster
Clip: 9/28/2011 | 3m 57s
On Sept. 8, 1900, an unnamed hurricane slammed into the unprotected barrier island of Galveston, Texas, killing between 6,000 and 8,000 people. More than 111 years later, the natural disaster stands as the worst in the history of the United States.
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