On this day in history - Today, July, 15

Today in History

• 1997 Gianni Versace is murdered by serial killer Andrew Cunanan

  The fashion designer was gunned down by Cunanan in front of his Miami, Florida home. Cunanan was tho

• 1996 MSNBC is launched

  The American news television channel was created by Microsoft and General Electric's NBC unit. The f

• 1983 Orly Airport attack

  A Turkish Airlines check-in counter was bombed at the Orly Airport in Paris, killing 8 people and in

• 1955 Mainau Declaration is signed by 18 Nobel laureates

  The declaration against the use of nuclear weapons was initiated by German scientists Otto Hahn and

• 1799 The Rosetta Stone is found

  The ancient Egyptian rock inscribed with a decree by King Ptolemy V was found in the Egyptian port c