Over the Edge was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation, which took place on May 23, 1999, at the Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri. The show's seven matches showcased prominent WWF wrestlers, who acted out the franchise's stories in and out of the ring; however, the wrestling industry mostly remembered the show for the accidental death of wrestler Owen Hart. In the main event, The Undertaker defeated Steve Austin in a singles match (with Shane McMahon as the guest referee) to win the WWF Championship. Owen Hart was scheduled to face The Godfather for the WWF Intercontinental Championship during the event. Hart was to make a superhero-like ring entrance, which would have seen him descend from the arena rafters into the ring. He was, however, released prematurely when the harness line malfunctioned, and fell more than 70 feet (21 m) into the ring and died. Criticism later arose over the WWF's decision to continue the show after Hart's accident. In court, the Hart family sued the organization, contending that poor planning of the dangerous stunt caused Owen's death. The WWF settled the case.

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Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc was captured at the Siege of Compiègne. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Compi%C3%A8gne

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Girolamo Savonarola of Florence was executed for heresy, uttering prophecies, sedition, and other crimes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girolamo_Savonarola

1706:

War of the Spanish Succession: Led by the Duke of Marlborough, the allied forces of England, the Dutch Republic, and Denmark defeated the Franco-Bavarian army in Ramillies, present-day Belgium. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ramillies

1844:

At a meeting at his house in Shiraz, Iran, that lasted from the previous night to dawn, Siyyid `Alí-Muhammad Shírází proclaimed that he was "the Báb", after a Shi`a religious concept, marking the beginning of the Bábí movement, the forerunner of the Bahá'í Faith. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1bism

1934:

American criminals Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed by police on a desolate road near their hideout in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonnie_and_Clyde

1949:

The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany came into effect as the de facto constitution of West Germany. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Law_for_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany

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