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The Really Small Bad Day Almanac: August 27

1776: American forces under General George Washington lose the Battle of Long Island--which was fought in what is now Brooklyn, New York--to British forces under General William Howe.
1893: Up to 2,000 people die in a hurricane in and around Savannah, Georgia.
2011: Forty-seen people die when Hurricane Irene strikes the Middle Atlantic coastline of the United States.

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