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Haiti's Unending Storm: When Hurricane Matthew Claimed Nearly 900 Lives
October 2016. Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti with devastating force, leaving nearly 900 dead across the Caribbean nation. The storm's arrival exposed the fragility underlying Haiti's recovery efforts—a nation born from r...
Historical Events
6- 1862 American Civil War: The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville. United States
- 1862 The Confederate invasion of Kentucky is halted at the Battle of Perryville during the American Civil War. United States
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World War II: Captain Bobbie E. Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Crucifix Hill, just outside Aachen. -
Captain Bobbie E. Brown earns a Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Crucifix Hill outside Aachen during World War II.
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Agostinho Neto signs a twenty-year Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with the Soviet Union in Moscow, granting Soviet military access to Angolan ports and airfields. - 2016 Hurricane Matthew strikes Haiti, with the death toll rising to nearly 900. Haiti
Famous Deaths
3- 2014 Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person in the United States to be diagnosed with Ebola, dies. United States
- 2014 Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the United States, dies. United States
- 2016 In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to nearly 900. Haiti