The Great White Hurricane Strikes, March 11, 1888
On March 11, 1888, a mild spring day gave way to one of the deadliest blizzards in American history — a storm that buried cities, killed more than 400 people, and forced America to go underground.
Tagged: 1880s
Liberty in 214 Crates: The Day the Statue of Liberty Reached New York
On June 17, 1885, the French ship Isère steamed into New York Harbor carrying the Statue of Liberty in 350 pieces, packed in 214 wooden crates.