On this day in history
October 14
American
1912Theodore Roosevelt is shot in the chest by a would be assassin in Milwaukee, then delivers his scheduled 90 mi…
Theodore Roosevelt is shot in the chest by a would be assassin in Milwaukee, then delivers his scheduled 90 minute speech anyway with the bullet still inside him.
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1947Chuck Yeager flies the Bell X 1 faster than the speed of sound over California, the first confirmed supersonic…
Chuck Yeager flies the Bell X 1 faster than the speed of sound over California, the first confirmed supersonic flight.
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1962An American spy plane photographs Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, the discovery that triggers the Cuban Missi…
An American spy plane photographs Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, the discovery that triggers the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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1964Martin Luther King Jr is announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the nonviolent civil rig…
Martin Luther King Jr is announced as the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for leading the nonviolent civil rights movement.
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World
1066William the Conqueror defeats King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, and Norman rule over England begins.
William the Conqueror defeats King Harold at the Battle of Hastings, and Norman rule over England begins.
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1322Robert the Bruce routs the English at the Battle of Old Byland in Yorkshire, humiliating Edward II and securin…
Robert the Bruce routs the English at the Battle of Old Byland in Yorkshire, humiliating Edward II and securing Scottish independence.
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1926A A Milne publishes Winnie the Pooh in London, introducing the bear of very little brain to the world.
A A Milne publishes Winnie the Pooh in London, introducing the bear of very little brain to the world.
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