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When Pearl Harbor was attacked Dec. 7, 2021, this Gainesville man was there

Mack Abbott, left, stands with his father, Mathew, and mother, Alice, in 1943, shortly after Abbott returned from Guadalcanal.

0531abbott2 — Mack Abbott, left, stands with his father, Mathew, and mother, Alice, in 1943, shortly after Abbott returned from Guadalcanal.

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Published: Dec 6, 2021, 9:42 PM

Gainesville’s late Mack Abbott witnessed a history-changing event as it flashed by the window of his Marine Corps barracks on Dec. 7, 1941, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.

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A timeline: Remembering North Hall tornado's destruction 25 years ago today

Survivors pick through the remains of a mobile home in North Hall County. - photo by Times file

Tornado 1998 — Survivors pick through the remains of a mobile home in North Hall County. - photo by Times file

The Times

Updated: Mar 20, 2023, 5:43 PM

Published: Mar 20, 2023, 5:09 PM

A tornado on March 20, 1998, left 11 miles worth of devastation in northern Hall and southern White counties. Thirteen people were killed in the tornado, which had wind speeds ranging from 158 to 206 mph.

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