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WORLDJun 27 · 08:11 UTCWTOP DCWTOP Staff

Today in History: June 27, Hurricane Audrey makes Gulf Coast landfall

On June 27, 1957, Hurricane Audrey struck the Gulf Coast as a Category 4 storm, resulting in as many as 600 deaths. Other historical events include the 1844 deaths of Joseph Smith and Hyrum Smith, the 1950 UN Security Council resolution supporting South Korea, the 1967 debut of the first ATM by Barclays Bank, and the 2005 guilty plea of BTK serial killer Dennis Rader.

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