Associated Press

On July 15, 1799, the Rosetta Stone, a key to deciphering ancient Egyptian scripts, was found in the Nile during Napoleon’s campaign in Egypt.

In 1834, the Spanish Inquisition was abolished more than 350 years after its creation.

In 1870, Georgia became the last Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union.

In 1913, Democrat Augustus Bacon of Georgia became the first person elected to the U.S. Senate under the terms of the recently ratified 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for popular election of senators.

In 1916, The Boeing Company, originally known as Pacific Aero Products Co., was founded in Seattle.

In 1997, fashion designer Gianni Versace, 50, was fatally shot outside his Miami Beach home.