On this day in history
December 14
American
1799George Washington dies at Mount Vernon at age 67, mourned as the father of his country.
George Washington dies at Mount Vernon at age 67, mourned as the father of his country.
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2012A gunman murders 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
A gunman murders 20 children and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
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World
1900Max Planck presents his quantum theory in Berlin, the birth of quantum physics.
Max Planck presents his quantum theory in Berlin, the birth of quantum physics.
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1911Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
Roald Amundsen's Norwegian team becomes the first to reach the South Pole.
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1995The Dayton Accords are signed in Paris, ending the war in Bosnia.
The Dayton Accords are signed in Paris, ending the war in Bosnia.
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