July 23, 1892 — Haile Selassie I born
Born Tafari Makonnen, Haile Selassie I could trace his descent through the royal house of Ethiopia back the 13th century...
April 19, 2020
The Past
December 29, 1890 — The Lakota are massacred at Wounded Knee
Colonel James Forsyth of the US Cavalry led a force of approximately 500 soldiers into the Lakota camp at the...
May 24, 2020
April 11, 1890 — Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man, dies
Joseph Merrick (often incorrectly called John) was one of the most notoriously deformed human beings ever to live. Among other...
June 9, 2020
November 9, 1888 — Jack the Ripper kills Mary Jane Kelly
The last victim of Jack the Ripper – at least as far as everyone agrees upon – Mary Jane Kelly...
June 14, 2020
October 15, 1888 — The “From Hell” letter is mailed
More than a century after the fact, debate regarding nearly every particular of the Jack the Ripper slayings still rages....
June 19, 2020
August 31, 1888 — Mary Ann Nichols becomes the first victim of Jack the Ripper
He wasn’t the first serial killer, but he was one of the earliest of what we now recognise as the...
June 24, 2020
May 11, 1888 — Irving Berlin born
Born Israel Isidore Baline, the composer better known as Irving Berlin was 101 years old when he died. His family...
June 29, 2020
June 13, 1886 — Ludwig II of Bavaria dies
Perhaps best known for his architectural legacy, “Mad” King Ludwig was born on August 25, 1845, and became the King...
July 4, 2020
March 14, 1883 — Karl Marx dies
One of the most influential public intellectuals in the history of the world, Karl Marx, it should be noted, was...
July 9, 2020
February 13, 1883 — Richard Wagner dies
One of the greatest of the German composers, Wilhelm Richard Wagner is best known for his Ring Cycle, or Der...
July 14, 2020
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