1925 » United States http://www.1925.info 1925? What happened then? Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:31:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 June 6, 1925 – Walter Percy Chrysler Founds Chrysler Auto Corporation http://www.1925.info/archives/june-6-1925-walter-percy-chrysler-founds-chrysler-auto-corporation/ http://www.1925.info/archives/june-6-1925-walter-percy-chrysler-founds-chrysler-auto-corporation/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:31:03 +0000 admin http://www.1925.info/?p=79
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On June 6, 1925 Walter Percy Chrysler, an American automobile pioneer and Entrepreneur, founds his very own automobile company known as Chrysler.

Chrysler is now known as North America’s largest auto maker.

 

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Newspaper coverage of the tornado
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On March 18, 1925 The Great Tri-State Tornado ripped through 7 states including Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Kansas.

The tornado lasted a total of 3 and a half hours. At the end of the disaster it was calculated that it had caused $1.4 billion in excessed damages. It was estimated that 1,000 people died and 3,000 were injured, although only 747 deaths were reported.

A map of the track of the 219-mile, 3.5 hour T...
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At one point the tornado was reported to be a category F5 tornado, and lasted this way for 219 miles. During this time the tornado killed 695 people, which made it the Deadliest single tornado in US history.

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