On May 7, 1927 there was a deadly tornado in Kansas, the Mississippi River was experiencing its worst flood on record, and there was a huge earthquake on the Mississippi River affecting Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Arkansas and Alabama. Japan was also hit by a deadly earthquake which killed thousands of people.
“Hurricanes and Floods In Year’s First Four Months Threaten to Break Records for Year.
By MILDRED MORRIS.
Ushered in by an earthquake. 1927 will be chronicled as one of the moat calamitous years in history.”
08 May 1927, 4 – Daily News at Newspapers.com
