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Okeechobee Hurricane Disaster Occurred On This Day In 1928

Okeechobee Hurricane Disaster Occurred On This Day In 1928

A powerful hurricane tore through the Caribbean on this day in 1928, destroying farming communities on the coast of Florida and especially devastating African-American workers in the region. The deadly storm was the second-most deadliest tropical cyclone in American history. SEE ALSO: See Pyramids of Egypt from Home Also known as the San Felipe Segundo Hurricane,…

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