Todays history: In 1838, Missouri governor Lilburn Boggs issued the Extermination Order, which orders all Mormons to leave the state or be exterminated. In 1858, RH Macy & Co opened their first store in New York City. In 1916, the first reference to jazz appeared in the magazine Variety. In 1925, the serial killer called the Axeman of New Orleans claimed his last victim. The Axeman was never caught and he had killed his victims with their own axe. The police said the crimes were racially motivated. In 1932, poet Sylvia Plath was born in Boston Boston, Massachusetts. In 1939, actor comedian John Cleese was born in Weston-Super-Mare England. In 1940, gangster John Gotti was born in Bronx New York. In 1964, Sonny Bono married Cher. In 1977, Amsterdam businessman M Caransa was kidnapped. In 1982, China announced its population was over 1 billion people. In 1988, the hit movie ET came to home video. In 1992, A new network called Fox made its debut. Finally, in 1997, the US gave the $50 bill a makeover.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 02:23:05 +0000
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