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The Ohio Fireworks Derecho (or also the Ohio Independence Day derecho of 1969), was a severe wind event that took place during the evening hours of July 4 (American Independence Day) 1969. It affected the northern half of the state of Ohio as well as portions of Pennsylvania , southern Michigan , northern West Virginia and extreme southwestern ...
A scenic view of the West Branch of the Huron River Blue Bridge carries Lamereaux Road across the river in Ridgefield Township; it was built after the July 5, 1969 flood washed the other bridge away (the river was near thirty feet in depth) Huber Road bridge in Oxford Township; it, too, was built after the July 5, 1969 flood washed the other bridge away
The 1945 flood of the Ohio River was the second-worst in Louisville, Kentucky, history after the one in 1937 and caused the razing of the entire waterfront district of the neighborhood of Portland. Afterwards, flood walls were erected around the city to 3 feet (0.91 m) above the highest level of the '37 flood.
The 1969 fire caused approximately $50,000 in damage, mostly to an adjacent railroad bridge, [25] but despite Mayor Stokes' efforts, very little attention was initially given to the incident, and it was not considered a major news story in the Cleveland media. [25] A view of the river from the Ohio and Erie Canal Tow-Path Trail
The flood made national news, worrying parents and relatives who were tuning in. Students were also seen diving off the balcony in front of Brown Hall, and out dorm windows on the West Green. It was reportedly the worst flood in fifty-five years, and caused $8.9 million in damage to Athens county, and $750,000 to Ohio Universities campus. [10]
As commander of Apollo 11, he was the first person to step on the moon in July 1969. ... Stephen and Viola Armstrong, admire a gourd version of their son on display at the 1969 Ohio State Fair.
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