Hurricane Bertha (2008) New Jersey. Three rip currents also caused 55 injuries throughout beaches in Delaware. The injuries ranged from minor scrapes to broken bones. Four people were also injured in North Carolina, one of which nearly drowned as he had aspirated water shortly before a lifeguard rescued him. At least 60 people had to be rescued from the rough seas over a two-day span. Lasting 17 days, Hurricane Bertha holds the records for the longest-lived July Atlantic tropical cyclone on record. It also set the record for the easternmost-forming tropical storm during the month, at 24.7°W. Hurricane Bertha (2008) Hurricane Bertha was
Bertha Lamme Feicht on 20 November 1943 and was buried in Homewood Cemetery. Her husband Russell died in April 1949. Bertha Lamme Feicht Bertha Lamme Feicht (December 16, 1869 – November 20, 1943) was an American engineer. In 1893, she became the first woman to receive a degree in engineering from the Ohio State University. She is considered to be the first American woman to graduate in a main discipline of engineering other than civil engineering. She was born Bertha Lamme on her family's farm in Bethel Township near Springfield, Ohio on December 16, 1869. After graduating from Olive Branch High School in