Gianni Versace was murdered by serial killer Andrew Cunanan in 1997. The Ford Motor Company received its first order in 1903, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost their 10,000th Major League Baseball game in 2007. US President Jimmy Carter delivered his “malaise” speech in 1979, and the Rosetta Stone was found in 1799. Georgia became the last Confederate state to rejoin the Union in 1870. Austrian police killed 89 protesters in Vienna in 1927. MSNBC launched in 1996, and Mount Bandai erupted in Japan in 1888. Rembrandt was born in 1606.
Gianni Versace was murdered by a serial killer. (1997) Andrew Cunanan shot Italian fashion designer Versace twice in the head on the steps of Versace’s Miami home. Cunanan, who had no criminal record, began killing on April 27, 1997, when he killed Jeffrey Trail, who was friends with Cunanan’s next victim, David Madson. Madson had been Cunanan’s lover. He killed two more people before shooting Versace. A nationwide manhunt for Cunanan ended when police found him dead on a houseboat he had broken into: he had committed suicide, but left no notes. Police have never found a connection between Cunanan and Versace.
The first order was placed at Ford Motor Company. (1903) The first order was placed by Ernst Pfenning, a Chicago dentist, for a two-cylinder Model A. The car cost $850 US dollars and took a week to deliver from Detroit. Within two months, the Ford company fulfilled another 215 orders and produced about 1,000 cars in the first year.
The Philadelphia Phillies lost their 10,000th Major League Baseball game. (2007) The team holds the record for the most games lost by any American professional sports team in history.
US President Jimmy Carter delivered his famous speech on the energy crisis and recession, later called the “malaise” speech. (1979) President Carter addressed the energy crisis and subsequent recession by discussing what he believed was the greatest threat to the United States. He believed that a lack of “moral and spiritual confidence” was keeping the American people from recovering from economic hardship and said, “this crisis in growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation” are been the basis for the negative economic climate.
The Rosetta Stone has been found. (1799) The stone, created in 196 BC, is an Egyptian artifact that was used to help translate ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic writing. The French military found it in Rosetta, Egypt and brought it to England in 1802. It has since been displayed in the British Museum.
Georgia became the last Confederate state to rejoin the Union. (1870) In what is known as the Reconstruction era in the United States, the 11 states that had seceded from the Union were slowly readmitted, establishing self-government and seats in the United States Congress.
Austrian police in Vienna shot and killed 89 protesters. (1927) Political upheaval caused the uprising, known as the 1927 Austrian July Uprising, Black Friday, and July 15th Massacre. Protesters aimed to bring down the government, Police Minister Johann Schober chose to meet the protest with force. 89 people were killed and more than 600 injured.
MSNBC launched cable TV and Internet access. (1996) The 24-hour news channel was created by Tom Rogers, an executive at NBC, who also helped create the station’s 200% partnership with Microsoft. The MSNBC newsroom, which cost $100 million to build, is located in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Mount Bandai volcano has erupted in Japan, burying 500 people in burning ash. (1888) The eruption is the worst volcanic disaster in Japan’s modern history. Mount Bandai was dormant for 1,000 years, the last eruption was in the year 806.
Rembrandt is born. (1606) The famous Dutch painter was born as Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn in Leiden, Netherlands. He is considered one of the most important artists in European history. His paintings and etchings by him were popular during his lifetime and he enjoyed a reputation as an accomplished artist and teacher.
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