1871 - Prolonged drought and dessicating winds led to the great Chicago fire, the Peshtigo horror, and the Michigan fire holocaust. Fire destroyed more than seventeen thousand buildings killing more than 200 persons in the city of Chicago, while a fire consumed the town of Peshtigo WI killing more than 1100 persons. In Wisconsin, a million acres of land were burned, and in Michigan, 2.5 million acres were burned killing 200 persons. "Tornadoes of fire" generated by intense heat caused houses to explode in fire, and burned to death scores of persons seeking refuge in open fields.
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Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. North northeast wind 0 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 10 to 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 58. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Clear, with a low around 60.
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Night: Clear, with a low around 61.
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100 at Rio Grande Village, TX and 5 Miles South Of Yuma, AZ and 6 Miles West Southwest Of Glamis, CA
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18 at 20 Miles Northwest Of Calpet, WY
Delta is a village in Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area.
As the birthplace of African-American entrepreneur Madam C. J. Walker, the first American woman to become a millionaire by her own business achievements, it has been included as one of 26 featured sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. In nearby Tallulah, the parish seat, a related site is the Hermione Museum, which has an exhibit about Walker.
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