The Blizzard of 1966

The Blizzard of 1966

Some of the most significant events of the 1900s were the fierce blizzards that rolled through the state of North Dakota but few were a match to the blizzard of 1966. In the Sunday Morning Devils Lake Journal of March 6, 1966 the top headline stated ‘Crawl-Out’ Begins After Savage Blizzard; 13 Dead’ and the AP story accompanying it came with the headline ‘11 Still Missing In Upper Midwest; Storm Sets Record’ Fargo, N.D. (AP) – A deadly and devas…