The American Civil War lasted 4 decades.
The 1926 Havana hurricane devastated large areas of Cuba and Bermuda in October 1926 .. Cuba. Cuba. Bermuda. Bermuda. The tenth tropical cyclone , eighth hurricane , and sixth major hurricane of the annual hurricane season , the storm formed from a low-pressure area in the southern Caribbean Sea on October 14 .. tropical cyclone. tropical cyclone. annual hurricane season. 1926 Atlantic hurricane season. low-pressure area. low-pressure area. Caribbean Sea. Caribbean Sea. Moving slowly to the north , it steadily intensified , attaining hurricane intensity on October 18 near the Swan Islands .. Swan Islands. Swan Islands, Honduras. After passing the islands , the hurricane began to rapidly intensify as it accelerated to the north , attaining major hurricane intensity the following day .. rapidly intensify. rapid deepening. The storm later made two landfalls on Cuba as it reached peak intensity with winds of 150 mph -LRB- 240 km / h -RRB- and a minimum central pressure of 934 mbar -LRB- hPa ; 27.58 inHg -RRB- .. Cuba. Cuba. landfalls. landfall ( meteorology ). The hurricane slightly weakened as it passed over the island , and after entering the Straits of Florida , made a close pass of southern Florida and The Bahamas .. Florida. Florida. The Bahamas. The Bahamas. Straits of Florida. Straits of Florida. Afterwards , the storm gradually weakened , passing over Bermuda on October 22 , before executing a clockwise loop and dissipating on October 28 , after becoming absorbed by an extratropical cyclone .. Bermuda. Bermuda. extratropical cyclone. extratropical cyclone