Galveston hurricane: A powerful hurricane hits Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

1900 Galveston hurricane

Category 4 Atlantic hurricane

The 1900 Galveston hurricane, also known as the Great Galveston hurricane and the Galveston Flood, and known regionally as the Great Storm of 1900 or the 1900 Storm, was a catastrophic tropical cyclone that became the deadliest natural disaster in the history of the United…