10 deadliest U.S. hurricanes

POSTED: 11:30 AM PDT Aug 25, 2011    UPDATED: 10:51 AM PDT Oct 25, 2012 

As Hurricane Sandy aims for the Mid-Atlantic coast, take a look back at the 10 deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history.

Deadliest Hurricanes - Labor Day
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8. Great Labor Day Hurricane (1935) -- The country's first Category 5 storm of the 20th century, the Great Labor Day Hurricane killed 408 people in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

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