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The U.S. State of Texas was affected by at least 34 tropical or subtropical cyclones between 1950 and 1979. A tropical cyclone hits Texas about three times every four years. On any 50 mile segment of the coastline, a hurricane hits about once every six years. The most intense storms in terms of the barometric pressure are Carla in 1961 and Beulah in 1967. The earlier was Texas' most damaging hurricane in the 1960s. It killed 46 people and caused $325 million in damage. 1950-1964. June 26-27, 1957: Hurricane Audrey hit near the Texas-Louisiana state line as a Category 4 hurricane. The winds were near 145 miles per hour. Most of the storm's impact was in Louisiana. However, the storm still brought strong winds to far east Texas. September 10-12, 1961: Hurricane Carla hit near Port Lavaca. It was a Category 4 hurricane with an estimated central pressure near 931 millibars. An F4 tornado was put out by the storm near Galveston. That was the strongest tornado ever caused by a hurricane. Carla killed 46 people, 31 in Texas alone. The storm caused $325 million in damage. 1965-1979. September 19-21, 1967: Hurricane Beulah hit just south of Brownsville as a mild Category 4 hurricane. It created 115 tornadoes (a record at the time). There were fifteen deaths in the United States. Damage was near $200 million. August 2-3, 1970: Hurricane Celia hit near Corpus Christi. The storm had microbursts and downbursts. Celia killed 28 people. It caused $930 million in damage in Texas. It was the costliest storm in Texas before Hurricane Alicia. July 30-August 1, 1978: Tropical Storm Amelia created major floods. This caused the deaths of over 30 people in south-central Texas. Damage was near $110 million. July 22-29: Tropical Storm Claudette struck at the Texas-Louisiana state line. The storm caused $400 million in damage. Two people were killed due to the storm.
Lihue or Līhue is an unincorporated census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Kauai County, Hawaii. Lihue (pronounced ) is the second largest town on the Hawaiian island of Kauai after Kapaa. As of the 2020 Census, the CDP had a total population of 8,004.
Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian businessman and politician. He is the 26th and current Premier of Ontario since June 29, 2018. He is the Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario since March 10, 2018. Ford was Toronto City Councillor for Ward 2 Etobicoke North from 2010 to 2014. At the same time, his brother, Rob Ford, was Mayor of Toronto.
The Premier of Quebec (French: "Premier ministre du Québec" (masculine) or "Première ministre du Québec" (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current Premier of Quebec is François Legault. The Premier is most usually the head of the party winning the most seats in the National Assembly of Quebec, and is normally a sitting member of the National Assembly. The role of the Premier of Quebec is to set the legislative roles on the opening speech of the National Assembly.
The Premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. They deal over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. The premier is normally the leader of the political party which has the most seats in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly. The current Premier of Nova Scotia is Tim Houston, who was sworn in on August 31, 2021.
The Premier of New Brunswick (French (masculine): "Premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick", or feminine: "Première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick") is the first minister for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. They are the province's head of government and "de facto" chief executive. The current Premier of New Brunswick is Blaine Higgs, who was sworn in November 9, 2018.
Brian Alexander Gallant (born April 27, 1982) is a Canadian politician who served as the 33rd Premier of New Brunswick from October 7, 2014, to November 9, 2018. Before, he was Leader of the Opposition. At age 32, he was the second youngest Premier of New Brunswick to assume office. Currently, at age , Gallant is the youngest premier in Canada.
John Joseph Horgan (August 7, 1959 – November 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician. He was the 36th Premier of British Columbia from July 2017 until November 18, 2022. He was the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from May 4, 2014 until October 21, 2022.  Following the leadership election, he was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for Energy, and Opposition House Leader. He was replaced by Bruce Ralston as Opposition House Leader following his entry into the 2014 leadership election. Health and death. On November 4, 2021, Horgan announced that he had a malignant tumor in his throat and needed radiation treatment. On June 28, 2022, Horgan said he would step down as both premier and leader of the BC NDP party when a new leader was been selected. In early 2024, Horgan was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. He died from the disease in Victoria, British Columbia on November 12, 2024, aged 65.
The Premier of British Columbia is the first minister, head of government, and "de facto" chief executive for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s the title "Prime Minister of British Columbia" was often used.  The political party that wins the largest number of seats in a general election is usually invited by the lieutenant governor to form the government. Its leader becomes the head of the provincial government and is known as the premier.
H. Wade MacLauchlan (born December 10, 1954), is a Canadian academic and politician. He was 32nd Premier of Prince Edward Island from February 23, 2015 through May 9, 2019. MacLauchlan is openly gay.
The Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. They are the province's head of government and "de facto" chief executive. The current Premier of Prince Edward Island is Rob Lantz, since February 21, 2025.
The Premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. They are the province's head of government and "de facto" chief executive. The current Premier of Saskatchewan is Scott Moe, who was sworn in as premier on February 2, 2018. Since Saskatchewan joined Confederation as a province in 1905, 15 individuals have served as premier.
Rachel Anne Notley (born April 17, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Strathcona and is the leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party. From 2015 to 2019, she was the 17th Premier of Alberta. Notley was elected to the Legislative Assembly for the first time in the 2008 elections. She represented the riding of Edmonton-Strathcona. She was elected to this seat three more times, in 2012, 2015, and 2019. She became the leader of the New Democratic Party in 2014. In the 2015 elections, she became the Premier. This was after the NDPs won a majority government. Because they were elected, the Progressive Conservatives stopped ruling over Alberta for the first time in 44 years. After the 2019 elections, the NDPs lost to the United Conservative Party. Because of this, she became the Leader of the Opposition.
The Premier of Alberta is the first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta. He or she is the province's head of government. The current Premier of Alberta is Danielle Smith, who was sworn in on October 11, 2022. The premier of the province deals with Alberta's relation on the national scene. The premier acts as a representative for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and the Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) are in turn the representatives of the people of Alberta.
Dwight Ball (born December 21, 1957) is a Canadian politician. He was the 13th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from December 14, 2015 until August 19, 2020 and an MHA. On January 3, 2012, Ball began his duties as Leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Liberal Party.  On November 30, 2015, Ball won a 31-seat majority government in the 2015 election.
The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister, head of government and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.  The Premier is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, as representative of the Queen in Right of Newfoundland and Labrador. He or she is usually the leader of the party that commands a majority in the House of Assembly.  The current Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is Andrew Furey, since August 19, 2020.
The Premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister for the Northwest Territories,  Canada. He or she is the territory's head of government and "de facto" chief executive, although the powers of the office are less than those of a provincial premier. The Premier of the Northwest Territories is elected, along with the cabinet, by the non-partisan members of the Legislative Assembly, in accordance with the system of consensus government, and then appointed by the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. The current Premier is Caroline Cochrane, since October 24, 2019.
The Premier of Yukon (or unofficially, the Premier of the Yukon) is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Yukon. They are the territory's head of government and "de facto" chief executive.  The office was created in 1979. The current Premier of Yukon is Ranj Pillai, leader of the Yukon Liberal Party. Pillai was formally sworn in as premier on January 14, 2023.
Willard Leroy Phelps (born October 23, 1941) is a retired Yukon politician. He was the Government Leader in 1985. Phelps formed the United Citizens Party of Yukon in 2009 to oppose the government of Dennis Fentie. He resigned as the party leader on May 9, 2011 because of his health and because he was not as interested in politics.
The Premier of Nunavut is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The Premier is the territory's head of government and "de facto" chief executive, although their powers are somewhat smaller than those of a provincial premier. The premier of Nunavut (and the cabinet) is directly elected by the non-partisan members of the Legislative Assembly. They are then formally appointed by the Commissioner of Nunavut.
Paul Okalik (, ; born May 26, 1964) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. He is the first Inuk lawyer in NWT/Nunavut history. He was also the first premier of Nunavut. OKalik was the premier of Nunavut from 1999 until 2008.  On November 4, 2010, he was elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. Okalik represented the district of Iqaluit West until April 6, 2011. He resigned to try to become a MP for Nunavut in the 2011 Canadian federal election. He returned to the Legislative Assembly in 2013. He was defeated in the 2017 general election.
Kathleen O'Day Wynne (born May 21, 1953) is a Canadian politician. She was the 25th Premier of Ontario and the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. Wynne was the first female premier of Ontario and the first openly LGBT premier in Canada. As of 2025, Ontario is the largest population to have ever popularly elected an openly LGBTQIA+ head of state or government. She was the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Don Valley West from 2003 to 2022. 2018 provincial election. Wynne and the Liberals began their 2018 provincial election campaign on May 9, 2018. They were doing very badly in the opinion polls against the Progressive Conservatives. Their leader was former Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford. An analysis of several polls by the CBC showed that the Progressive Conservatives had the most support out of all the parties. On the day of the election, the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government and the NDP became the Official Opposition. The Liberals won only seven seats in the Legislature. This was their worst result since Confederation.
From 1980 and beyond, at least 70 tropical or subtropical cyclones affected or hit the U.S. State of Texas. The most active month is September. In that month, 21 storms have affected or hit Texas. None have hit between December and May. The strongest storm in terms of barometric pressure is Hurricane Allen in 1980. Allen was also the first storm to affect or hit the state. The strongest storm in terms of wind speed is Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. That storm produced winds of Category 4 levels in the state. The most damaging hurricane to hit or affect Texas is Hurricane Harvey. That storm caused $125 billion in damage in late August 2017. 1980-1999. August 10, 1980: Hurricane Allen hits just north of Brownsville as a Category 3 hurricane. Heavy rainfall is reported across South Texas; the most rain falls in Kingsville, with 20.2 inches in that area. Almost all structures on South Padre Island are destroyed. At least 12 tornadoes are caused by Allen. Damage from the storm is just over $600 million. August 17-18, 1983: Hurricane Alicia hits just south of Galveston and Texas City as a Category 3 storm. It hits Houston and Galveston directly. It has winds near 115 mph when it hits land. Damage totals $2 billion to $3 billion. June 26, 1986: Hurricane Bonnie hits near High Island as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm also affects Louisiana. Five people are killed. September 16-17, 1988: Hurricane Gilbert hits northern Mexico just south of Brownsville as a mild Category 4 hurricane. It creates 40 tornadoes in Texas. Two of them are killer tornadoes. Damage in the U.S. is $80 million. June 26-27, 1989: Tropical Storm Allison hits land at Freeport. The storm causes flooding that kills eleven people. Damage from Allison is $560 million. The tropical storm's winds are 50 mph when it hits. August 1, 1989: Hurricane Chantal hits eastern Texas as a Category 1
Woodstock '94 was a music festival. It was organized in 1994 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the original Woodstock festival of 1969. The 1994 concert was scheduled for Saturday, August 13 and Sunday, August 14. The third day, Friday, August 12, was added later. But the weather was rainy that weekend. By that Saturday, much of the field had turned to mud. The event happened in Saugerties, New York. More than 500,000 people attended the festival.
Unbihexium, also known as element 126 or eka-plutonium, is the possible chemical element with atomic number 126 and placeholder symbol Ubh. "Unbihexium" and "Ubh" are the temporary IUPAC name and symbol, until the element is discovered, confirmed, and a permanent name is decided upon. In the periodic table, unbihexium is expected to be a g-block superactinide and the eighth element in the 8th period. It is expected to be surprisingly stable for its size.
The River Teign (pronounced 'tin') is a river in south Devon. It is 31 miles (50 km) long and rises on Dartmoor. It becomes an estuary just below Newton Abbot and flows into the English Channel at Teignmouth. The Teign is formed by the joining together of the rivers North Teign and South Teign.
Crossharbour is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line in Cubitt Town, East London. The station is on the Isle of Dogs between Mudchute and South Quay stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. The name "Crossharbour" refers to the nearby Glengall Bridge across Millwall Inner Dock. History. The Docklands Light Railway station opened as "Crossharbour" on 31 August 1987. It was renamed in 1994 to "Crossharbour and London Arena". After the neighbouring London Arena was demolished in 2006, the original name was restored.
Mudchute is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Millwall, next to Mudchute in London, England. The station is on the Isle of Dogs. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. History. The original Mudchute DLR station was on the route of the old Millwall Extension Railway. This was a Victorian railway line that had not been used for many years. The original elevated station opened on 31 August 1987. It was the last station before the terminus at Island Gardens. When the line was extended under the River Thames to a new terminus at Lewisham, Mudchute station was rebuilt in a shallow cutting close to the tunnel entrance. The rebuilt station opened on 20 November 1999. In April 2008 work started on replacing the siding formed by the old route into a third platform for reversing trains and adding a canopy over the station. By October 2009 these works were complete.
Island Gardens is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line. It is next to Island Gardens in North Greenwich, East London. It is just north of the River Thames, on the Isle of Dogs. The station is close to the southern tip of the Isle of Dogs and the River Thames. History. The original Island Gardens DLR station was opened on 31 August 1987 as the southern terminus of the initial DLR system. It was built next to the site of the old North Greenwich railway station, which had been the southern terminus of the old Millwall Extension Railway. Island Gardens DLR station was elevated with two platforms.  The extension of the DLR to a new terminus at Lewisham passes under the River Thames in a deep tube tunnel. This required a new Island Gardens DLR station to be built, further away from the river, and underground. The original station and the southern end of the connecting viaduct have since been demolished.
Wilhelmina Hendrika "Mien" Schopman-Klaver (26 February 1911 in Amsterdam – 10 July 2018 in Leiden, Netherlands) was a Dutch athlete. She was a reserve for the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Schopman-Klaver became a centenarian in 2011 and celebrated her 106th birthday in 2017.
Ye Lwin (; December 1947 – 10 July 2018) was a Burmese musician, guitarist and peace activist. He was the longtime bass guitarist and singer of the Mizzima Wave () band. He was one of activist musician in the peace movement of Myanmar. He created many own original tunes, and one of his song ""Pan Kayan Pya" " (Violet Flower) was most popular and banned from 1962 to 1988. On 18 June 2018, Ye Lwin was hospitalized in Yangon for liver cancer. He died there on 10 July 2018, aged 70.
Gabriel Caruana (7 April 1929 – 16 July 2018) was a Maltese artist. He worked in ceramics. He studied at the Malta School of Art (1953–59). He exhibited internationally, including a group exhibit by Maltese artists at Hunter College in 1996. Caruana was a pioneer of modern art in Malta, drawing inspiration from popular art traditions and the architecture of the Island. Caruana died on 16 July 2018 in Qormi at the age of 89.
Rita Bhaduri (4 November 1955 – 17 July 2018) was an Indian movie and television actress. She was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Bhaduri was known for her roles in "Nimki Mukhiya", "Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa", and in "Sindoor Aur Bandook". Death. Bhaduri died on 17 July 2018 at a Mumbai hospital from kidney disease at the age of 62.
Yvonne Ann Blake (17 April 1940 – 17 July 2018) was a British-born Spanish costume designer. She was born in Manchester. Blake won an Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the movie "Nicholas and Alexandra". She also won four Goya Awards and was nominated for the BAFTA Awards and the Emmy Awards. Blake was also known for her production design in "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Superman". Blake died on 17 July 2018 in Madrid from complications of a stroke at the age of 78.
The U.S. State of New York has been affected or hit by eighty-four tropical or subtropical cyclones since the 17th century. New York is in the northeastern U.S. on the East Coast. The strongest storm of all to hit the state was the 1938 New England hurricane. That storm also killed over 600 people. 1800-99. October 9, 1804: A hurricane generates heavy snow as it moves north over the East Coast. The storm later becomes extratropical. September 5, 1815: A hurricane moves over North Carolina. It then parallels the United States' East Coast. The storm causes a heavy rainstorm in New York. September 3, 1821: The 1821 Norfolk and Long Island hurricane causes severe damage in Long Island. Storm surge is 13 feet. High winds cause a ship to crash. Seventeen people are killed in the shipwreck. There are 22 deaths total. September 6, 1869: A hurricane brushes Long Island while hitting Rhode Island. Minimal damage results from the storm. August 23-25, 1893: The 1893 New York hurricane hits New York City at the Brooklyn area. The storm is a Category 1 hurricane when it hits. Hog Island is washed away by the storm. Over 30 people are killed. August 29-30, 1893: The 1893 Sea Islands hurricane causes severe damage in New York. A number of lives are lost in the storm. 1900–49. September 17, 1903: The 1903 New Jersey hurricane causes wind gusts of over 65 miles per hour. Three inches of rain fall in Central Park in New York City. August 25, 1933: The Chesapeake–Potomac hurricane produces just over six inches of rain in southeastern New York. Damage is not known. September 20, 1936: Strong waves and storm surges from a powerful hurricane flood much of Long Beach Island in New York.  September 21, 1938: The 1938 New England hurricane hits at central Long Island at Suffolk County. The hurricane is a
Madeline Brewer (born May 1, 1992) is an American actress. She was born in Pitman, New Jersey.  Brewer is best known for her roles in the Netflix original series "Orange Is the New Black" and "Hemlock Grove". In 2016, she appeared in "Black Mirror". Brewer stars in "The Handmaid's Tale" on Hulu.
V838 Monocerotis is a red giant star in the Monoceros constellation. It is famous for undergoing a sudden growth in size in the year 2002. When it happened, the star became 3,190 times bigger than the Sun. However, it shrunk in size - bringing its size to only 380 times bigger than the Sun. It is 20,000 times brighter than the Sun.
Charles "Chuckie" Anthony Nicoletti (December 3, 1916 – March 29, 1977), also known as "The Typewriter" and "Chuckie Typewriter", was an American mobster. He was born in Chicago. He was a top Chicago Outfit hitman under Outfit boss Sam Giancana before and after Giancana's rise and fall. On March 29, 1977, Nicoletti was shot three times in the back of his head in the parking lot in suburban Northlake, Illinois, aged 60. In 2010, "Playboy" magazine published an article by Hillel Levin in which Nicoletti was suspected in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy by James Files.
Tom Aposporos is an American politician. He served as mayor of Poughkeepsie, New York for four two-year terms beginning in 1980. He was elected at age 27, making him the youngest mayor in Poughkeepsie's history. He is the only person to have served four consecutive terms.  In 1988, he was elected to the Board of Directors of Progressive Bank, Inc., a publicly held holding company based in Pawling and later Fishkill, New York, which owned Pawling Savings Bank. In 1991, Aposporos was elected Progressive's Chairman of the Board and served until the merger of Progressive into Premier National Bank, and then as a Director of Premier to its sale in 1997 to a bank holding company owning M &amp; T Bank of Buffalo, New York.  Subsequently, Aposporos moved to Anna Maria Island on Florida's Gulf Coast and served in government there first chairing Anna Maria's Charter Review Commission and reforming the government to a Mayor and Commission form. He later served as a member of the City Commission.  In 2006, he helped to found a not-for-profit producing theater company, Theatre Odyssey, and later served as Director Emeritus. Theatre Odyssey has produced over 200 new plays. Since 1972, Aposporos has also been a professional in the real estate field and is a licensed real estate broker in both Florida and New York.