US President John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.
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Australia, Canada, and Turkey announced they would send armed forces to Afghanistan.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to discover the Strait of Magellan.
The first WHSmith railway bookstore opened at London Euston Railway Station, London, UK.
President Ulysses S. Grant founded the US Weather Bureau.
The Maastricht Treaty came into effect, and with it, the European Union was formed.
