Due to a law that went into effect in the fall of 1877 requiring births and deaths to be recorded, for the first time, we are given a glimpse of exactly what kind of things killed people back in that time frame. The following data was extracted from figures released by the Egyptian Press on January 9, 1879. Continue reading
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“Local folklore said that a tornado would never hit Marion, Illinois, because the city of 14,000 lies in a bowl-like depression and a tornado would “skip right over Marion.” Continue reading