| July Challenge: Alligators from the Sky |
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| Series | Monthly Challenge |
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| Status | Finished |
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| Starts | 2018-07-01 09:00 CCT |
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| Closes | 2018-08-31 23:59 CCT |
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| Details | Info |
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| Challenge Goal: 2 Points |  |
| See Info for details |
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| Charleston, South Carolina, 1843: The thunderstorm of Sunday night, the winding up of one of the most oppressive days ever inflicted on mortal man - was really terrific. The whole firmament growled thunder and shot lightning. It was blinding to look out, and at frequent interval the thunderbolts burst overhead with a power that shook the solidest structures - then rolled with angry growlings along the wings of the storm. St. Paul's Church was struck, but not seriously injured. Beyond this we have heard of no casualty, unless we may account as such the raining down of an alligator about two feet long, at the conrner of Wentworth and Anson streets. We have not been lucky enoug to find any one who saw him come down - but the important fact that he was there is incontestible - and as he couldn't have got there any other way, it was decided unanimously that he rained down. Besides, the beast had a look of wonder and bewilderment about him, that showed plainly enough he must have gone through a remarkable experience. By the last accounts he was doing as well as an alligator could be expected to do after sailing through the air in such bad weather. |
