[Ptarmigan]

Speaking of that, the year following the Presidential elections had big disasters.
1997-Strongest El Nino
2001-9/11 Terrorist Attack
2005-Hurricane Katrina
2009-?

Also, there were strings of shark attacks and trite news in the summer of 2001.

[Ptarmigan]

Oh yeah, this:
1993-World Trade Center Bombing and Waco Siege