In 1993, the Mississippi River overflowed to historic levels. But one flood near Quincy, Illinois, wasn’t entirely nature’s doing. It was allegedly the work of a man who just wanted to drink beer without his wife around.
From April to Oct. 1993, the Mississippi and Missouri rivers drowned America’s midwestern heartland. Weeks of rain had pushed the rivers to record levels, destroying farmland, homes, and entire towns. But on July 16, just north of Quincy, Illinois, disaster took an absurd turn. The West Quincy levee suddenly broke, unleashing a wall of water that destroyed everything in its path.
