THIS DAY IN HISTORY

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

On this day – 17 August 1896: Mrs Bridget Driscoll became the first pedestrian to be knocked down and killed by a car, which was travelling at four mph at Crystal Palace.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: 1862 > Dakota uprising begins in Minnesota. 1877 > Billy the Kid kills his first man. 1915 > Charles Kettering receives patent for electric self-starter. 1933 > Lou Gehrig goes the distance. 1969 > Woodstock Music Festival concludes. 1978 > Balloon crosses the Atlantic. 1999 > Deadly earthquake strikes Turkey. More from this day: http://histv.co/14llzuG