On this day in 1857, Elisha Otis installed the first commercial elevator at The E.V. Haughwout and Company department store in New York City. It carried customers up and down the store’s five floors at a speed of 40 feet per minute. Beats climbing!
Saloons once served as a gathering place for rowdy cowboys, but there are a handful of old-time cowboy bars across America where a thirsty would-be wrangler can still sidle up for a cold one. Check out these photos from 15 saloons still in operation.
Sad News: New Mexico Shooting Kills 3, Injures 15
Three people were killed and at least 15 others were injured late Friday night in a mass shooting at a park in the desert city of Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Police said the shooting began as an altercation between two groups of people at an “unsanctioned car show” that escalated into gunfire, sending the 200-person crowd fleeing.
Two 19-year-old men and a 16-year-old boy were killed, police said. Gunshot victims ranging in age from 16 to 36 were sent to three local hospitals, as well as to University Medical Center of El Paso, the regional trauma center, according to police and hospital officials.
There were no suspects in custody yet, and police urged any potential witnesses to submit video footage of the shooting or of people with guns.