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1919: The Great Molasses Flood, a flood of molasses from a ruptured storage tank, caused in part by unusually warm temperatures, killed 21 people in Boston, Massachusetts.
1968: A major extratropical storm struck the northern United Kingdom, bringing winds of up to 134 miles per hour (216 km/h) that damaged more than 70,000 homes in Glasgow alone. At least 28 people were killed.