1675 - Storm hits Western Europe: flood in Amsterdam.
1861 - University of Washington founded in Seattle.
1866 - Kingdom of Italy annexes Venetia.
1952 - Earthquake & flood strike Kamshatka-South America
1966 - Flooding of Arno River (Italy) destroys countless art works, kills 113
2008 - Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States.
