Today In History – March 1

1910 – A slab of snow broke loose from the side of Windy Mountain during a violent thunderstorm. A ten-foot high mass of snow, half a mile long and a quarter of a mile wide, fell toward Wellington, WA killing 95 people.

Wellington avalanche (Google Maps)
Wellington avalanche

1938 – A Transcontinental & Western Air Douglas DC-2 disappeared over Yosemite. It was found crashed three months later.

1938 Yosemite TWA crash (Google Maps)
1938 Yosemite TWA crash

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