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Edison patented the first movie projector, Princess Diana died in a car accident caused by paparazzi, the first solar-powered car was demonstrated, the Night Stalker was captured, and the IRA declared a ceasefire. Jack the Ripper killed his first victim, and Hurricane Carol killed 70 people in New England.
Thomas Edison patented the first movie projector. (1897) Edison received a patent for his Kinetograph movie camera. The Kinetograph was the first camera to use celluloid film, developed by George Eastman, the founder of Kodak. His invention inspired other inventors to design projectors capable of showing movies to large audiences, leading to the types of projectors we use today.
Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed died in a car accident. (1997) The couple’s driver, Henri Paul, lost control of his car while trying to escape the paparazzi. The sole survivor of the crash was bodyguard, Trevor Rees Jones, who was the only occupant wearing a seat belt. Ten paparazzi photographers were arrested in connection with the crash, but it was later determined that the crash was caused because Paul, the driver, was intoxicated.
The world’s first solar-powered car was demonstrated. (1955) William Cobb, who worked at General Motors Corp., displayed his 15-inch solar-powered car, called the “Sunmobile,” at an auto show in Chicago.
Residents of Los Angeles, California have captured serial killer “Night Stalker”. (1985) City residents recognized Richard Ramirez on the street and assaulted him, nearly killing him. Ramirez killed at least 12 people before being captured; he was sentenced to death for the crimes.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Neutrality Act. (1935) The act was one of a series of neutrality acts passed by the US Congress in the 1930s in an effort to prevent the US from engaging in wars on behalf of foreign countries. The laws were largely a reaction to the extraordinary expense of US involvement in World War I.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) declared a ceasefire. (1994) Ceasefire temporarily ended a 25-year battle between the IRA and Britain. There was no complete end to the IRA’s armed military campaign against the British until 2005.
Serial killer Jack the Ripper has killed his first victim. (1888) Mary Ann Nichols was found murdered in London. In all, Jack the Ripper killed five women, all prostitutes, before his killing spree ended. He has never been caught.
Henry VI, at the age of nine months, became king of England. (1422) Up to the age of 15 of King Henry, the government was run by regents.
A panic during a religious march across a bridge in Baghdad has killed nearly 1,200 people. (2005) Panic on Al-Aaimmah Bridge began after rumors spread that a suicide bomber was going to blow it up. The ensuing stampede crushed some protesters to death, while others were forced over the railing and died by falling into the river. The bridge was not blown up.
Hurricane Carol hit New England in the United States, killing 70 people. (1954) The Category 3 hurricane was one of the worst to hit that area of the United States, causing $460 million in damage to United States Dollars (USD), or $3.7 billion in 2010.
