For residents of Rochester, August 21, 1883, began with oppressive heat and ominous stillness. By evening, the skies darkened and the winds began to roar. A tornado formed from these conditions, devastating most of the town and much of the outlying rural area. It killed dozens and injured hundreds, dropping people into cemeteries, scattering fish across the landscape, and plucking chickens bald. In the ruins of the small city, however, lay the seeds for its promising future: an emergency hospital, created to tend to the wounded, led to the establishment of the now world-famous Mayo Clinic.
Before the storm, Rochester was best known as the hub of the wheat market in southeastern Minnesota. It was incorporated as a town in 1858, the same year that Minnesota became a state.
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Gestores da Educação prosseguem com visitas às escolas da Rede Municipal de Ensino em Rio Grande
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La celebrazione per i 35 anni della Croce Rossa di Luino e Valli
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st Air Refueling Wing, the KC-46 Pegasus and the Wichita area first-hand.
Armed with what they learned, the recruiters assigned to the 352
nd Recruiting Squadron went back to work in a better position to help the 931
st meet its manning challenges.
“The visit from the 352nd recruiters marks just the beginning of our massive efforts to field the latest Air Force weapon system, the KC-46 Pegasus,” said Col. Phil Heseltine, 931st ARW commander. “With more than 300 vacancies, we could not meet our conversion demands without their support.”
The colonel said his entire team was extremely impressed by the support they received from the 352nd RCS.