August 29 in American History
One of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history struck the Gulf Coast, devastating New Orleans when its levees failed. The response exposed real government failures at every level — and also produced some of the most striking neighbor-helping-neighbor stories in modern American memory, boats and all.
In 2005: Hurricane Katrina makes landfall. One of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S.
One of the deadliest and costliest hurricanes in U.S. history struck the Gulf Coast, devastating New Orleans when its levees failed. The response exposed real government failures at every level — and also produced some of the most striking neighbor-helping-neighbor stories in modern American memory, boats and all.
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