Hurricane Bertha (2008) Hurricane Bertha (2008) Hurricane Bertha was the longest-lived Atlantic tropical cyclone on record during July, and it also attained tropical storm intensity farther east than any other system on record during the month. The second named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the active 2008 season, Bertha developed into a tropical depression on July 3 from a tropical wave that departed western Africa two days prior. On a west-northwest to northwest track, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Bertha six hours formation and ultimately attained hurricane intensity on July 7. A period of rapid deepening brought the cyclone
Bertha Mann Bertha Mann Bertha Mann (October 21, 1893 – December 20, 1967) was an American stage and film actress. Bertha Mann was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She trained as a dancer in childhood, but soon found that drama was a better fit for her talents. Bertha Mann started touring with stock companies as a young actress. Broadway appearances by Mann included roles in "When Claudia Smiles" (1914), "When the Young Vine Blooms" (1915), "The Weavers" (1915-1916), "One of Us" (1918), "The Crimson Alibi" (1919), "The Man with the Load of Mischief" (1925), and "The Virgin" (1926). Films featuring Bertha Mann include