In 1861, delegates from seven states adopted the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.
In 1888, the “Great Blizzard of ‘88” struck the Northeastern United States, killing more than 400 people.
In 2004, over 190 people were killed when terrorist bombs exploded on rushhour commuter trains in Madrid.
In 2011, a magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami that struck Japan, killing…