On this day in 1899, a Stanley Steamer reached the summit of Mount Washington (elevation 6,288 feet) in New Hampshire. Those who know physics will understand the basic problem: the boiling temperature of water is lower at the higher altitude resulting is a less power from the steam boiler. The auto road has not been improved since those days.
In 1888, Jack the Ripper claims his first victim.
1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris. If you are a numerologist, her car crashed against the 13 pillar in tunnel.
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