How a surprise snowstorm almost spoiled Kennedy s inauguration 60 years ago
Kevin Ambrose and Jason Samenow, The Washington Post
Jan. 19, 2021
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A member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer s Inaugural Snow Removal Force prepares to move a car abandoned in the snowstorm on the eve of Kennedy s inauguration in 1961.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Since presidential inaugurations moved from March to January in 1937, none have stirred up as much weather drama as John F. Kennedy s in 1961, when a surprise snowstorm the day before brought Washington to a standstill.
With a little more than 24 hours until the inaugural ceremony, the forecast on Jan. 19, 1961, called for a mix of rain and snow and little accumulation. By late the same night, 8 inches of wind-whipped snow had paralyzed the metropolitan area.
Weather Is the Reason North Carolina Is First in Flight
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On most North Carolina license plates is the phrase First In Flight, referring to the Wright Brothers successful first flight of a heavier than air powered flying machine.
But do you know the reason that the Wrights chose North Carolina and the Outer Banks to make that first controlled, powered flight?
What You Need To Know
The Wright Brothers contacted the National Weather Bureau Office at Kitty Hawk in 1900
Kitty Hawk was one of the windiest locations in the United States
Strong winds on December 17, 1903 helped the Wrights make the first controlled, powered airplane flight