November 2 - The "Eclipse Hurricane" of 1743

Benjamin Franklin was living in the then US Capital, Philadelphia Pennsylvania and was excited about the prospect of recording observations of a predicted eclipse event. Problem is, there was no such thing as a Weather network back then so there was no way of knowing there was a hurricane looming until it was upon you and it was and it ruined his day.
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