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malaise

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Tue Jun 2, 2026, 09:52 PM Tuesday

Any DUers remember that famous June Hurricane Agnes in 1972? [View all]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Agnes

Nixon was president.

In the United States, Agnes affected 15 states and the District of Columbia. Almost 110,000 houses were ruined by Agnes, 3,351 of which were destroyed. In addition, 5,211 mobile homes were either damaged or completely destroyed. Farm buildings and small businesses also suffered extensively, with 2,226 and 5,842 structures experiencing major losses or were destroyed. Of the 128 storm-related fatalities, 119 occurred in the United States. Agnes was, at the time, the costliest hurricane on record in U.S. history; losses far exceeded the combined losses from Hurricane Betsy (1965) and Hurricane Camille (1969).[18]
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