1898 - Christmas in East Lyme

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1947 - December 26-27 - New York City received a record 26.4 inches of snow in 24 hours, with as much as 32 inches reported in the suburbs.
The heavy snow brought traffic to a standstill, and snow removal cost eight million dollars. Thirty thousand persons were called upon to remove the 100 million tons of snow. The storm claimed 27... Read MORE...

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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA

1964 - TORNADO IS REPORTED IN FAYETTEVILLE.
Fayetteville, N.C. (AP) - A tornado struck near Fayetteville, N. C., Saturday and the Weather Bureau issued a severe weather warning that included North Carolina and South Carolina, Georgia and... Read MORE...

Gastonia Gazette -  North Carolina -  December 27, 1964
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Camden, New Jersey, USA

1907 - BAD ACCIDENT NEAR CAMDEN. THREE ARE KILLED AND SEVENTEEN INJURED. DUE LARGELY TO A FOG. WRECKAGE ON FIRE, BUT THE LOCAL FIREMEN RENDER EFFICIENT AID.
(By Associated Press.)
Camden, N. J., Dec. 27. - Three persons were killed and seventeen injured in a collision on the elevated tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad just outside the station here... Read MORE...

Middletown Daily Times-Press -  Middletown, New York -  December 27, 1907
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Thompson, Connecticut, USA (North Grosvenordale) (Quinebaug)

1896  Fire

Fire in North Grosvenordale, Conn., totally destroyed the two largest business blocks in the town, together with two barns and adjoining sheds. Loss, $15,000.

The Times -  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -  December 27, 1896
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Key West, Florida, USA

1928 - Explosion Kills One Lighthouse Tender Off Key West Catches Fire When Cook Strikes Matches.
(By United Press.)
Key West, Fla., Dec. 27. - The lighthouse tender, Poinsettia, caught fire and exploded at her berth in the navy yard Thursday, killing one and injuring three others.

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Decatur Evening Herald -  Decatur, Illinois -  December 27, 1928
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Detroit, Michigan, USA

1913 - OLD DEPOT BURNS; NEW ONE IS READY
Detroit Has Spectacular Fire Which Does $250,000 Damage to Michigan Central Railway.

Detroit, Mich., Dec. 26.- A spectacular fire, starting from a cause undetermined, swept through the main depot... Read MORE...

The Indianapolis Star -  Indianapolis, Indiana -  December 27, 1913
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East Lyme, Connecticut, USA (Flanders) (Niantic)

1898 Christmas in East Lyme
ALL THE CHILDREN AND THEIR ELDERS CELEBRATE THE DAY.

Saturday night was a red letter time for East Lyme children and their friends. A fine Christmas tree was provided in the hall and loaded down... Read MORE...

The Day -  New London, Connecticut -  December 27, 1898
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1932  December 27 - Radio City Music Hall opens in New York City.

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1879  The Hornell (N. Y.) Times records the marriage of a man in Le Roy to his sixth wife,
four of them being sisters, and the last one being the youngest. He says: "When you get into a good family stick to it."

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Saint Joseph, Michigan

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