October 7th, 2008

Today in History

1998:
Gay student Matthew Shepard, beaten the night before, is left tied to a fence and dies in Laramie, Wyoming, United States.

1968:
1968 - Hollywood adopts the movie ratings system.

1865:
The Morant Bay Rebellion starts in Jamaica.

1816:
The first double-decked steamboat, the "Washington," arrives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

1776:
Crown Prince Paul of Russia marries Sophie Marie Dorothea of Württemberg.

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