Today In History: March 29, 1848

Posted on March 29, 2006 by sheila

Ice jam on the Niagara.

Just after midnight, the thunderous sound of water surging over the great falls at Niagara came to a halt. The eery silence persisted throughout the day and into the next evening until the waters of Lake Erie broke through the blockage and resumed their course down the river and over the falls.

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3 Responses to Today In History: March 29, 1848

  1. Mr. Bingley says:
    March 29, 2006 at 9:29 am

    Gosh, imagine the sound that made!

  2. Cullen says:
    March 29, 2006 at 9:35 am

    I agree with Bing. That had to have been an amazing sound.

  3. red says:
    March 29, 2006 at 10:09 am

    That must have been the loudest silence in history!!

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