Twenty-five Years Ago
Twenty-five Years Ago
Twenty-five Years Ago One of the grimmest winters on the record books scourged the nation. A record sleet storm hit the sunny south, centering on Atlanta, GA. Power lines and telephone poles iced over. Gale winds and 20-below temperatures brought the arctic to Chicago's loop. Pedestrians running along, trying to stay warm. Record ice jams in the Delaware and the Niagara gorge beset Trenton, N.J., And Lewiston, N.Y. The ice-bound fishing fleet harbored at Boston. Ice covered boats and rigging. Breaking off ice. And Toledo and Sandusky dealt with arctic temperatures and blowing snow drifts. Cars stuck in snow banks, plows. In Ethiopia, Emperor Haile Selassie went to the front to personally lead his forces against Mussolini's legions.