On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused 53 breaches in flood protection structures around New Orleans, submerging 80% of the city. A report by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2007 attributed two-thirds of the flooding to the failure of the city’s floodwalls.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
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The storm also devastated Mississippi and Alabama’s coasts, making Katrina one of the most destructive and costliest U.S. natural disasters, causing $125 billion in damage. However, a February 2021 winter storm in Texas became the costliest, causing $195 billion in damage. Hurricane Katrina’s death toll remains somehow uncertain, with the National Hurricane Center reporting 1,836 fatalities, including 1,577 in Louisiana and others across Kentucky, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and Florida.
Saddam Hussein Dares US
Also on this day in 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein declared that America could not defeat Iraq. This statement came during Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, motivated by oil disputes and debt from the Iran-Iraq War.
Saddam Hussein was an Iraqi politician who served as the fifth president of Iraq. On December 30th, 2006, he was executed at Camp Justice for crimes against humanity, and was executed by
In his bold claims, Saddam sought to project military strength and deter foreign intervention. However, his assertion was disproven when, on January 16, 1991, Operation Desert Storm began with a massive U.S.-led offensive.
I saw America snatch defeat from victory in Iraq – The Japan Times
Intense bombardment quickly overwhelmed Iraqi forces, leading to Kuwait’s liberation. On February 28, then U.S. President George Bush declared a cease-fire while the United Nations imposed conditions for peace that Saddam was forced to accept.
Other key events on this day
1. Congress passed Civil Rights Act of 1957 – 1957
2. The British liberated Hong Kong from Japan – 1945
3. King of Pop, Michael Jackson was born- 1958
4. The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb – 1949
5. Michael Faraday demonstrated the first electric transformer – 1831
6. Cristiano Ronaldo made his debut for Real Madrid – 2009.
