A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on October 14th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On October 14, 1066, the Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
On October 14, 1586, Mary Queen of Scots went on trial for conspiracy against her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England.
On October 14, 1912, a certain badass former U.S. president was shot while giving a speech…and he continued to speak!?
On October 14, 1938, the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk made its first flight, leading to an eventual production run of 13,738 of the rugged fighters.
On October 14, 1939, German submarine U-47 captained by Gunther Prien stealthily crept into the Royal Navy’s main anchorage at Scapa Flow and sank the British battleship HMS Royal Oak, an audacious and remarkable feat of skill and daring.
On October 14, 1943, the United States Army Air Force conducted one of the most catastrophic bombing raids in history, catastrophic for the bombers, that is!
On October 14, 1982, President Ronald Reagan declared a “War on Drugs,” meaning of course a war against illegal drugs.
On October 14, 2003, Chicago’s Wrigley Field was the scene of a baseball play that fit right in with the “Curse of the Billy Goat.”
On October 14, 2020, we took the time to (briefly) review four of the latest movies from Blumhouse, a production company that has been pumping out films for a movie hungry world crippled by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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