May 7th

May 7th, 1896: Dr. H. H. Holmes, one of America’s first well-known serial killers, was hanged to death in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over 200 bodies were found in his property.

May 7th, 1915: A German U-boat sank the RMS Lusitania, killing 1,198 aboard.

May 7th, 1994: The Scream by Edvard Munch was recovered almost three months after it was stolen from a museum in Oslo.

Director Amy Heckerling (Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Clueless) turns 68 years old.

Actor Breckin Meyer turns 46 years old.

May 7th (the first Thursday in May) is World Password Day. No, not the game show. Change your computer and mobile device passwords.