This day in history September 9, 2019-Betsy
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Started by metmike - Sept. 11, 2019, 12:42 a.m.

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1965   – Hurricane Betsy makes its second landfall near New Orleans, leaving 76 dead and $1.42 billion ($10–12 billion in 2005 dollars) in damages, becoming the first hurricane to cause over $1 billion in unadjusted damage.


1969 – In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government.


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By metmike - Sept. 11, 2019, 12:51 a.m.
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Hurricane Betsy

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


Hurricane Betsy was an intense and destructive tropical cyclone that brought widespread damage to areas of Florida and the central United States Gulf Coast in September 1965. The storm's erratic nature, coupled with its intensity and minimized preparation time contributed to making Betsy the first tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin to accrue at least $1 billion in damage.[nb 1] While the storm primarily affected areas of southern Florida and Louisiana, lesser effects were felt in the Bahamas and as far inland in the United States as the Ohio River Valley.



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RankHurricaneYearIntensitySizeTotal
Most severe landfalling Atlantic hurricanes in the United States
Based on size and intensity for total points on the Hurricane Severity Index[86]
1Carla1961172542
2Betsy1965152540
3Camille1969221436
Opal1995112536
Katrina2005132336
6Audrey1957171633
Wilma2005122133
8Ivan2004122032
9Ike2008102030
10Andrew1992161127

Hurricane Betsy slammed into New Orleans on the evening of September 9, 1965.