Despite the ongoing Manifest Destiny westward, much of the United States' population still resided in the more structured and industrialized northeast by the late 1800s. This proved to be a deadly choice when the Great Blizzard of 1888 hit the East coast on March 11, 1888. In the days leading up to the diabolical blizzard, temperatures had been trending toward the mid-50s, denoting the coming of a friendly spring. Unfortunately, Mother Nature is always a force to be reckoned with and when cool ( more ... )
