What 1954 event did sand-flea eggs hatch in windshields ?
    By April 15, 1954, police were swamped with calls. Close to 3,000 windshields had been reported as being pitted, and no one knew what to do. These events would come to be known as the Seattle Windshield Pitting Epidemic of 1954.

    Looking for outside help to solve the enigma, Seattle Mayor Allan Pomeroy wired Governor Arthur Langlie at the state capitol in Olympia, and President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Washington D.C.:

"What appeared to be a localized outbreak of vandalism in damaged auto windshields and windows in the northern part of Washington State has now spread throughout the Puget Sound area. Chemical analysis of mysterious powder adhering to damaged windshields and windows indicates the material may simply be spread by wind and not a police matter at all. Urge appropriate federal (and state) agencies be instructed to cooperate with local authorities on emergency basis."

 Just a bunch of window dings that were there from the start.

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