This Day in History May 7: Sinking of the Lusitania
In the crowded Theater am Kärntnertor in Vienna on May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven stood facing the orchestra, frantically waving his baton to guide a symphony he could not hear. When the final notes of his Ninth Symphony faded, the audience erupted into thunderous applause, but the deafening roar never reached the maestro’s ears…