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Since 1841, the inauguration of the president, taking place in the United States once every four years is one of the most expected and intriguing events. Weather issues at the ceremony, part of which takes place outdoors, have not the last value. Observing people have long noticed that the inauguration US president haunted by evil rock. Often on this day Difficult weather conditions. In 1841, William Henry Harrison took the presidential oath on a cold and windy day. Making a two-hour speech without a hat and coat, new president caught a cold and died of pneumonia in just a month. After twelve years in 1853 at the inauguration ceremony of Franklin Pierce heavy snow forced to abandon the military parade. What else worse, in bad weather she caught a cold and soon died the wife of the previous President Abigail Fillmore. In 1909, extreme snowfall accompanied by the inauguration of William Taft. Thousands of city workers cleared the main streets in order to a parade took place. The coldest inauguration ceremony recognized 1985, when Ronald Reagan took the oath for the second time. The temperature on this windy day dropped to -20 ° C. Parade again was canceled, and the whole ceremony took place indoors. Last four American inaugurations passed in terms of weather safely.
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