Nearly 400 killed in Great Atlantic hurricane 70 years ago today (Sep 14 1944)


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(Thursday, September 14, 1944) — The 1944 Great Atlantic hurricane passed close to North Carolina and Virginia today before heading up the northeastern U.S. coast. Nearly 400 people died, most at sea.