That's exactly what happened on January 12, 1888, when the infamous Schoolhouse Blizzard, also known as the Children's ...

As of this writing, 137 years later, the blizzard of 1888 remains among the top five recorded snowstorms in New York City, one of only four March snowstorms to produce a foot or more of snow a the ...

The storm, referred to as the “Great Blizzard of 1888” or the “Great White Hurricane,” hit Boston at about 7 a.m. on March 12, 1888, and continued until March 14, according to Boston Globe ...