Events with tag - Humanitarian Crisis

April 16, 1927

Great Mississippi Flood

The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 was one of America's most catastrophic natural disasters, inundating 27,000 square miles across seven states and forcing over 637,000 people to evacuate their homes. The disaster caused $400 million in damage and led to significant changes in federal flood control policies.

April 4, 1945

US Liberation of Nazi Camps

American forces liberated multiple Nazi concentration camps between April and May 1945, becoming first-hand witnesses to Holocaust atrocities. Starting with Ohrdruf on April 4, US troops discovered and documented evidence of mass killings, leading to systematic protocols for recording war crimes.