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75th anniversary: A dike holding the Columbia River broke, causing a flood that destroyed...
Tue, May 30, 2023
3 yr ago
In 1948, A dike holding the Columbia River broke, causing a flood that destroyed Vanport, Oregon, U.S., only five years after the city was built.
Also on May 30, 2023
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