In 1888, the east coast experienced one of the worst blizzards in American history. It dumped four feet of snow and left hundreds dead. But it also helped inspire one of the greatest ...

Learn about the Great Blizzard of 1888, one of the fiercest East Coast storms ever recorded ... The Smithsonian's collections represent our nation's shared history, art from across the globe, and the ...

ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 14.--The loss of life by the great blizzard of Thursday is shown to have been very great, by far the largest number of casualties being reported from Dakota points.