Hurricane Dolly (2008) Hurricane Dolly (2008) Hurricane Dolly was a strong tropical cyclone that made landfall in Deep South Texas in July 2008. Dolly was the fourth tropical cyclone and second hurricane to form during the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season. Dolly developed on July 20 from an area of disturbed weather in association with a strong tropical wave. It was named at the same time it formed—skipping the tropical depression phase entirely as the precursor wave already had tropical storm-force winds. This marked the earliest time a fourth named cyclone formed since the 2005 season, which used to hold the record until it
Bertha Zück Bertha Zück Bertha ("Anna Barbara") Zück, also called "Babette" (2 February 1797 – 20 February 1868 at Stockholm Palace), was the German favourite, Lady's maid and treasurer of Queen Josephine of Sweden. Bertha Zück arrived to Sweden from Bavaria in the entourage of Josephine of Leuchtenberg at her wedding with the Crown Prince of Sweden in 1823. Josephine became Queen in 1844. Zück was, alongside Josephine’s Catholic confessor, Lorentz Studach (d. 1873), Josephine's most intimate friend and favourite: Zück, Studach and Josephine was so close that they were referred to at the royal court as ”The Trio”. Originally employed as