FARGO — Flood disasters are almost invariably a combination of natural "Acts of God" and engineering failures. On May 31, 1889, an 11-inch rain following an already wet spring led to the catastrophic ...
The in-depth story of the deadly 1889 Johnstown Flood caused by the Johnstown Dam Collapse. On Memorial Day of 1889, western Pennsylvania was caught by a massive storm, unprecedented in the state's ...
ST. MICHAEL, Pa. – The 136th anniversary of the 1889 Johnstown Flood will be recognized May 31. Johnstown Flood National Memorial will commemorate the victims of the flood that occurred on May 31, ...
(AP) A privately owned dam collapsed in western Pennsylvania 125 years ago on May 31, 1889, unleashing a flood that killed 2,209 people. The terrible stories from the Johnstown Flood of 1889 are still ...