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Inhabitants comb the wreckage of the town of Griffin, Indiana, in the wake of the tri-state tornado, March 1925. The tornado began in Missouri on the 18th March, and tore through Illinois and Indiana, killing 689 people. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Inhabitants comb the wreckage of the town of Griffin, Indiana, in the wake of the tri-state tornado, March 1925. The tornado began in Missouri on the 18th March, and tore through Illinois and Indiana, killing 689 people. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)