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Today in history: Hurricane Katrina

7:02 AM Fri, Aug 29, 2008 |
Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Louisana coast, overwhelming the levees protecting New Orleans and causing massive flooding. More than 1,500 people died.

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