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history struck Long Island and New England, causing widespread damage and killing an estimated 700 people.

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history struck Long Island and New England, causing widespread damage and killing an estimated 700 people.

In 1938, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in U.S.

In 1938, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in U.S. history struck Long Island and New England, causing widespread damage and killing an estimated 700 people.

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history struck Long Island and New England, causing widespread damage and killing an estimated 700 people. In 1938, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in U.S.

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In 1938, one of the deadliest and most destructive hurricanes in U.S.

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