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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A leak at a chemical factory in Basel, Switzerland, caused the Rhine to turn red.
President Ulysses S. Grant founded the US Weather Bureau.
US President John Adams became the first president to move into the White House.
William Shakespeare had his first known performance of 'The Tempest.'
Australia, Canada, and Turkey announced they would send armed forces to Afghanistan.
