TODAY'S  ALMANAC

          
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MAY 16

PLACE              YEAR                  EVENT
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Northampton, MA    1874    Mill Creek disaster; dam slippage caused loss
                           of 143 lives and $1 million property damage.

San Antonio, TX    1946    Severe hailstorm caused $5 million damage and
                           injured 20 people.