Historical Events tagged with "hurricane"
Turns out history loves a label—battles, breakthroughs, and the occasional disaster, all neatly tagged for your browsing pleasure. Because sometimes you just need every weird invention in one place.
Natural Disasters
Hurricane Sinks Spanish Galleon Atocha
September 5th, 1622 402 years ago
A hurricane struck a Spanish fleet traveling from Havana to Cadiz, resulting in the sinking of the galleon Atocha. While only five men were rescued, an astonishing 260 passengers perished alongside approximately 200 million pesos worth of treasure that lay submerged under 50 feet of water.
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