Hurricane Sandy carved a path of destruction through the East Coast on Monday evening, battering Atlantic City.
Sandy is one of the most damaging hurricanes ever to hit the Northeast, spreading from from North Carolina to New England.
On ‘The Colbert Report’ last night, Stephen Colbert gave a tongue-in-cheek explanation of Michele Bachmann’s recent comment that Hurricane Irene and the East coast earthquake were warnings from God to politicians.
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1831 – Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic induction (More info)
1898 – The Goodyear tire company is founded (More info)