2014 Event A rare, blue, 29.6-carat diamond, one of the most exceptional ever mined at the Cullinan mine, is discovered about 25 miles northeast of Pretoria, South Africa 2010 Event Russ Mittermeier and colleagues in northeast Madagascar, confirm a new species of fork-marked lemur in Madagascar 1989 Event Donald Trump purchases Eastern's Northeast Shuttle 1985 Event 41 tornadoes hit Northeast U.S., killing 88 1977 Event Debbie Austin wins LPGA Pocono Northeast Golf Classic 1947 Event Heavy snow blankets Northeast, buries New York City under 25.8" of snow in 16 hours That same day, LA set a record high of 84 degrees F 1939 Event Flash floods kill 75 in Northeast Kentucky
