Friday, August 31, 2012

What Happened Today? August 31st

Today's event happened 126 years ago.


On August 31, 1886, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck Charleston, SC. The earthquake was felt as far as Boston and Chicago and over 100 people were killed. This was the largest recorded earthquake in the history of the southeastern United States.


Do you remember the earthquake we felt in Winston-Salem just before school started last year?

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