flooding throughout Central America and Mexico in September 1993. It
originated over the southwestern Caribbean Sea and briefly attained
tropical storm strength before crossing Nicaragua, Honduras, and the
Yucatán Peninsula. Once over warm water in the Bay of Campeche, Gert
grew into a Category 2 hurricane and made landfall on the Gulf Coast of
Mexico. The cyclone quickly weakened to a depression over the rugged
terrain and eventually dissipated over the Pacific Ocean. Gert's broad
wind circulation produced heavy rain across Central America, flooding
property and crops. Although the highest winds occurred upon landfall in
Mexico, the worst effects there were due to extreme rainfall of
31.41 inches (798 mm) over the mountains. Following the overflow of
several rivers, expansive parts of the Huasteca region became submerged,
forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. Roads across the affected
countries were severely disrupted, and thousands became homeless. The
disaster killed 116 people, left 16 missing, and caused $170 million
in damage.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gert_(1993)>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1789:
French Revolution: Upset about the high price and scarcity of
bread, thousands of Parisian women and their various allies marched on
the royal palace at Versailles.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_March_on_Versailles>
1910:
The Portuguese Republican Party organised a coup d'etat,
deposed the constitutional monarchy and implanted a republican regime in
Portugal.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_October_1910_revolution>
1930:
The British airship R101 crashed in France en route to India on
its maiden voyage, killing 48 passengers and crew.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101>
1975:
Dirty War: The guerrilla group Montoneros carried out Operation
Primicia, a terrorist attack in which they hijacked an Aerolíneas
Argentinas flight, captured the Formosa International Airport, and
attacked a military regiment.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Primicia>
2000:
Serbian engineering vehicle operator Ljubisav Đokić rammed
the Radio Television of Serbia building with a wheel loader in a protest
known as the Bulldozer Revolution, causing Slobodan Milošević to
resign two days later.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overthrow_of_Slobodan_Milo%C5%A1evi%C4%87>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
hinterland:
1. The land immediately next to, and inland from, a coast.
2. The rural territory surrounding an urban area, especially a port.
3. A remote or undeveloped area, a backwater.
4. (figuratively) That which is unknown or unexplored about someone.
5. (figuratively) Anything vague or ill-defined, especially one that is ill
understood.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hinterland>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The good of the people must be the great purpose of government. By
the laws of nature and of reason, the governors are invested with power
to that end. And the greatest good of the people is liberty. It is to
the state what health is to the individual.
--Denis Diderot
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Denis_Diderot>
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