The United States Weather Bureau made its first comprehensive weather forecast.
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US President John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.
The All Saints' Day Flood destroyed the Dutch and German coastlines.
A leak at a chemical factory in Basel, Switzerland, caused the Rhine to turn red.
The first known performance of William Shakespeare's 'Othello' occurred at Whitehall Palace, London.
King John of England taxed all of England's Jews for 66,000 Francs and imprisoned those who couldn't pay.
