King John of England taxed all of England’s Jews for 66,000 Francs and imprisoned those who couldn’t pay.
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The All Saints' Day Flood destroyed the Dutch and German coastlines.
US President John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.
A leak at a chemical factory in Basel, Switzerland, caused the Rhine to turn red.
Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan became the first European to discover the Strait of Magellan.
Palau's archipelago became the first country in the world to ban the use of sunscreen containing harmful chemicals that destroy reefs.
