The first day of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Lakes_Storm_of_1913" id="mwvw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Great Lakes Storm of 1913">Great Lakes Storm of 1913</a>, a massive blizzard that ultimately killed 250 and caused over $5<span id="mwwA" typeof="mw:Entity"> </span>million (about $118,098,000 in 2013 dollars) damage. Winds reach hurricane force on this date.