of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season. Hermine developed from a
tropical wave that emerged from the west coast of Africa on
September 5. The wave moved westward across the Atlantic Ocean, and on
entering the northwest Caribbean Sea interacted with other weather
systems. The resultant system was declared a tropical depression on
September 17 in the central Gulf of Mexico. The storm meandered north
slowly, and after being upgraded to a tropical storm made landfall on
Louisiana, where it quickly deteriorated into a tropical depression
again on September 20. Before the storm's arrival, residents of Grand
Isle, Louisiana, were evacuated. Rainfall spread from Louisiana through
Georgia, causing isolated flash flooding. In some areas, the storm tide
prolonged the coastal flooding from a tropical cyclone. Gusty winds were
reported. Associated tornadoes in Mississippi damaged mobile homes and
vehicles, and inflicted one injury. While Hermine was a weak storm and
not particularly damaging, its effects combined with those of other
tropical cyclones caused agricultural damage.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_Storm_Hermine_(1998)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1066:
King Harald III of Norway and Tostig Godwinson, his English
ally, fought and defeated the Northern Earls Edwin and Morcar in the
Battle of Fulford near York, England.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fulford>
1906:
The ocean liner RMS Mauretania (pictured), the largest and
fastest ship in the world at the time, was launched.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Mauretania_(1906)>
1943:
World War II: Australian troops defeated Imperial Japanese
forces at the Battle of Kaiapit in New Guinea.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kaiapit>
2001:
During a televised address to a joint session of the United
States Congress, U.S. President George W. Bush declared a "war on
terror" against Al-Qaeda and other global terrorist groups.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_on_Terror>
2009:
Tadhg Kennelly became the first person to win the top prizes in
both Australian rules football and Gaelic football by winning the All-
Ireland Senior Football Championship Final with Kerry.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship_Final>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
anthelmintic:
A drug for the treatment of intestinal worm infestation.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anthelmintic>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
After all these years, I am still involved in the process of
self-discovery. It's better to explore life and make mistakes than to
play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.
☥
--Sophia Loren
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sophia_Loren>
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