Notorious London serial-killer Jack the Ripper begins his reign of terror with the murder of Mary Ann Nichols in Whitechapel. Canonically speaking, ?Jack?
Highlights of this day in history: Britain's Princess Diana killed in a Paris car crash; Poland's Solidarity labor movement born; Jack the Ripper's first victim found dead in London; Violinist Itzhak Perlman and singer Van Morrison born. (Aug.
In 1888, Mary Ann Nichols, the apparent first victim of ?Jack the Ripper,? was found slain in London's East End. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act prohibiting the export of US arms to belligerents. In 1941, the radio program ?
In 1888, Mary Ann Nichols, the apparent first victim of ?Jack the Ripper,? was found slain in London's East End. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an act prohibiting the export of US arms to belligerents. In 1941, the radio program ?