A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.

1911 Eastern North America heat wave

1911 severe heat wave in the northeastern United States

The 1911 Eastern North America heat wave was an 11-day severe heat wave that killed at least 380 people, though estimates have put the death toll as high as 2,000 people. The heat wave began on July 4, 1911 and did not cease until July 15, 1911. In Nashua, New Hampshire, the…