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
1888
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
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
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
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