In 1897, the first drunk driver was arrested in London, fined 25 shillings. In 1977, Hamida Djandoubi became the last person executed by guillotine. The Large Hadron Collider fired its first proton beams in 2008. Gunsmoke, the longest-running primetime drama series in American television history, debuted in 1955. Switzerland joined the United Nations as its 190th country in 2002. Istanbul was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake in 1509, killing over 10,000 people and destroying many buildings.
World’s first drunk driver arrested. (1897) George Smith had a little too much and drove his taxi into a building in London, England. He was arrested and fined 25 shillings for his crime. The United States did not establish drunk driving laws until 1910.
Hamida Djandoubi has become the last person in the world to be executed on the guillotine. (1977) Djandoubi was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in France, the last country to use the guillotine.
The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest particle collider, fired its first proton beams. (2008) It was the first test of the particle collider &mash; fired two proton beams in a circle 17 miles (about 27 kilometers) underground in Geneva, Switzerland.
Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold Jr. were sentenced to life in prison for a “thrilling” murder. (1924) Two wealthy college students murdered a 14-year-old boy named BobFranks in an attempt to commit the perfect crime.
New York City’s first-owned subway opens. (1932) The first two subways to go into operation were privately owned. The city wanted to compete with the two private companies and eventually bought them in 1940.
The longest-running primetime drama series in American television history debuted. (1955) Gunsmoke ran for 20 seasons – 635 performances – between 1955 and 1975.
Discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora. (1858) American astronomer George Mary Searle discovered 55 Pandora, one of the brightest asteroid belts and the second largest E-type asteroid. Searle is also known to have discovered six galaxies.
The first lockstitch designed sewing machine was patented in the United States. (1846) American inventor Elias Howe received the first US patent for the lockstitch sewing machine. The first patent for a sewing machine of any type in the United States was granted in 1842 to John Greenough.
The 190th country joined the United Nations. (2002) Switzerland became a member of the World Peacekeeping Group. The United Nations has 192 members: the last to join was Montenegro in 2006.
Istanbul was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake, killing more than 10,000 people. (1509) The earthquake, known as “The Lesser Judgment Day”, produced aftershocks for 45 days and a tsunami; more than 100 mosques and 1,000 houses were also destroyed.
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