The 1978 Whippoorwill Tornado also known as the Whippoorwill Disaster was a tornado that struck on June 17, 1978. The tornado struck a tourist boat the Whippoorwill causing it to capsize drowning sixteen out of the 58 passengers and crew.
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—Robert Riskin (1897–1955)
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—Jean Baudrillard (b. 1929)