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hundred oil drilling rigs outside of town were destroyed.
1977: Four lightning strikes knocked out a key electrical transmission line in Westchester County, NY plunging New York City into darkness for much of the night. The power company received much criticism for the blackout, while the power company said it was an act of God.
1980: Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Memphis, TN, 108 degrees at Macon, GA, and 105 degrees at Atlanta, GA, established all-time records for those three cities. The high of 110 degrees at Newington, GA, was just two degrees shy of the state record.
2000: A deadly F3 tornado struck the Green Acres Campground near Pine Lake, Alberta killing 11 people.
2005: The warmest temperature ever recorded in Greenland, 78 degrees, was measured at Tasiilaq.
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