1 Signed the Paris Peace Accords in 1973, ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. 2  Announced a groundbreaking foreign policy doctrine in 1969 that called for the United States to act within its national interest and keep all existing treaty commitments with its allies.
The snow started Monday morning, but the heaviest snow will fall Monday afternoon and early Monday evening. Most of the Chicago area will get four to eight inches. There is the potential for 10 inches in some locations. During the most intense phase of the storm a âcripplingâ 2-3 inches per hour is possible this afternoon. There is also the potential for thundersnow, CBS 2âs Megan Glaros reports. Strong southeast winds will also create blowing and drifting.
Boston set a record for the most snow recorded in a 30-day period, with 71.8 inches, breaking the record of 58.8 inches set in February 1978. Bangor, Maine, tied its own 30-day snowfall record with 53 inches, which hasn't been seen in such a short period since 1969, the National Weather Service said. Weather service meteorologist David Manning said the storm was hitting hardest in Massachusetts, southern Vermont and southern New Hampshire.