the Congress passed the Flood Control Act of 1928, thereby creating the Mississippi River & Tributaries System under the direction of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Those engineers, charged ...

A lot of people had very vivid memories of that flood.” The disaster led to the Flood Control Act of 1928, which strengthened flood-prevention efforts along the Mississippi River and its ...

The U.S. Government responded that the 1928 Federal Flood Control Act grants immunity to the federal government for damages due to flood waters. Since the canal is part of an area-wide water ...

It resulted in the Flood Control Act of 1928 and the widespread migration of African Americans, many of whom were sharecroppers, to Chicago and other Northern cities. Morrison organizes his ...

Judgment in favor of United States reversed and judgment for California ordered; immunity of United States, under Flood Control Act, from breach of contract claim for damages arising from joint ...