Disasters with highest death tolls - The Tri-State Tornado
Time: Wednesday Mar 18, 1925
Place: (Missouri–Illinois–Indiana), U.S.
Details: The Tri-State Tornado of Wednesday, March 18, 1925 was the deadliest tornado in United States history. It was also the most exceptional tornado during a major outbreak of at least 12 known significant tornadoes, spanning a large portion of the Midwestern and Southern United States. This one tornado alone inflicted 695 fatalities, more than twice as many as the second deadliest, the Great Natchez, Mississippi Tornado.
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March 1925
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1925 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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1925 - Warsaw, Poland
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St. Patrick's Day-St Patrick's Society of Selangor
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Howard Hughes: The Aviator-Marriage
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1925 - Paris, France
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Walt Disney-Marriage
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Heinrich Himmler-Joining The Schutzstaffel
1925 - Germany
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Salvador Dali-First Solo Exhibition
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Gustav Stresemann-Locarno Treaties
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Mother's Day-Protesting
1925 - Washington D.C., U.S.
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1925 - Hungary
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1925 - Italy
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