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    The 1936 Northeastern United States flood was a historic flood that occurred across the Northeastern United States, as well as the Mid-Atlantic region...
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    Northeastern United States, also referred to as the Northeast, the East Coast, or the American Northeast, is a geographic region of the United States...
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    memorial by the wife of United States Department of State clerk, Robert S. Chew. During the 1936 Northeastern United States flood, the memorial was damaged...
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    severe flood hit Brunswick and Topsham in 1936, which inundated the pumping station with 15 feet (4.6 m) of water. To prevent damage from future floods, the...
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    Great Falls (Potomac River) (category Rapids of the United States)
    well above the river, marks the level reached during the 1936 Northeastern United States Floods. Multiple canal systems were built around Great Falls. The...
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    of United States disasters by death toll includes disasters that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or...
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    This list of United States natural disasters is a list of notable natural disasters that occurred in the United States after 1816. Due to inflation, the...
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  • churches and a newspaper plant in Madrid. 18 died in flooding across the northeastern United States and Canada. The Falange was banned in Spain. Police...
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    peoples of the United States or portions thereof, such as American Indians from the contiguous United States and Alaska Natives. The United States Census Bureau...
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  • the northeastern states led to record floods in most of the region's rivers, especially on smaller tributary streams. North Atlantic oscillation 1936 North...
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    occasional earlier spelling) is a 117-mile-long (188 km) river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee...
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    of the United States. In May 2015, seven people died after 12 inches of rain fell in 10 hours during what is known as the Memorial Day Flood. Eight people...
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    The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution...
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    The history of the lands that became the United States began with the arrival of the first people in the Americas around 15,000 BC. Numerous indigenous...
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    (/ˌkælɪˈfɔːrnjəˌ -ni.ə/ KAL-ih-FORN-yə, -⁠FOR-nee-ə) is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north...
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    The 1942 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the...
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    The 1952 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the...
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    acts of human beings. A natural disaster might be caused by earthquakes, flooding, volcanic eruption, landslide, hurricanes, etc. To be classified as a disaster...
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    1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunami (category Floods in the United States)
    waves. Lituya Bay is a fjord located on the Fairweather Fault in the northeastern part of the Gulf of Alaska. It is a T-shaped bay with a width of 2 miles...
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    The 1960 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 United States presidential election. State...
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    in the United States — already embarking upon great public works infrastructure projects to connect the new territories of the United States with the...
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    the Western, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States in the summer of 2020. Similar conditions started in other states in August 2020, including Iowa...
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    Hurricane Diane (category 1955 natural disasters in the United States)
    2013. Howard Frederick Matthai (1955). Floods of August 1955 in the Northeastern States (Report). United States Geological Survey. pp. 1–10. Archived from...
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    of 1905 between the United States and Mexico allowed, in the event of sudden changes in the course of the Rio Grande (as by flooding), for the border to...
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    5 m). As it was constructed for power generation, not flood control, the lake has only limited flood-control capacity. Due to its large volume and surface...
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    though such trade was usually illegal. Most cattle driving routes in the United States were shorter. For example, early 19th-century Pennsylvania cattle drovers...
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    per second. The Connecticut River Valley is home to some of the northeastern United States' most productive farmland, as well as the Hartford–Springfield...
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  • This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of May 6, 2024, the 118th Congress). The membership of the House...
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  • The history of the federal government of the United States, including the constitution, the United States Code, the office of the presidency, the executive...
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    (/ˌmɪsəˈsɪpi/ MISS-ə-SIH-pee) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of...
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