When it comes to winter events in the 1800's, the first one you usually hear about is the Blizzard of 1888. Don't get me wrong, the 1888 blizzard was brutal, but it mainly effected the mid Atlantic and Northeast coast. It killed a lot of people, but that was because it hit where most of the people in the US were living. For sheer size and scope, the Long Winter was much worst.
The Winter started with an October blizzard, still the earliest on record in Minnesota, and it just never let up! It impacted from Minnesota to Kansas, from Ohio to Denver. I'll let The History Guy take it from here:
Makes what we went through this winter seem quaint!
And if you really want to be grateful, be thankful you weren't in Halifax, Nova Scotia on December 6th, 1917. Most of the city was wiped out by an astronomical explosion. The images from the catastrophe are hard to comprehend. This from Fascinating Horror!
A little bleak, but definitely interesting.
Have a great weekend everyone. Stay healthy, stay safe!
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