May 14 - The Day in History

May 14 : General Interest 1804: Lewis and Clark depart One year after the United States doubled its territory with the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark expedition leaves St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean... read more American Revolution 1787 : Constitutional Convention delegates begin to assemble http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/constitutional-convention-delegates-begin-to-assemble Automotive 2007 : DaimlerChrysler sells most of Chrysler for $7.4 billion http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/daimlerchrysler-sells-most-of-chrysler-for-74-billion Civil War 1864 : The Battle of Resaca, Georgia, begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-resaca-georgia-begins Cold War 1955 : The Warsaw Pact is formed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-warsaw-pact-is-formed Crime 1948 : A brutal murder begins an unusual investigation http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-brutal-murder-begins-an-unusual-investigation Disaster 1991 : Two trains crash in Japan http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/two-trains-crash-in-japan General Interest 1796 : Jenner tests smallpox vaccine http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jenner-tests-smallpox-vaccine 1904 : First American Olympiad http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-american-olympiad 1948 : State of Israel proclaimed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/state-of-israel-proclaimed 1973 : Skylab launched http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/iskylabi-launched Hollywood 1998 : Frank Sinatra dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/frank-sinatra-dies Literary 1842 : Alfred, Lord Tennyson, publishes his popular volume Poems http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/alfred-lord-tennyson-publishes-his-popular-volume-poems Music 1936 : Bobby Darin is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bobby-darin-is-born Old West 1861 : William Fetterman joins the U.S. Army http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-fetterman-joins-the-us-army Presidential 1999 : Clinton apologizes to Chinese leader for embassy bombing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/clinton-apologizes-to-chinese-leader-for-embassy-bombing Sports 1913 : Scoreless inning streak ends http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/scoreless-inning-streak-ends Vietnam War 1969 : President Nixon responds to National Liberation Front proposal http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/president-nixon-responds-to-national-liberation-front-proposal 1970 : South Vietnamese sustain second highest casualties of war http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/south-vietnamese-sustain-second-highest-casualties-of-war World War I 1916 : London Times article sparks "Shells Crisis" http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/london-times-article-sparks-shells-crisis World War II 1943 : United States and Britain plan Operation Pointblank http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/united-states-and-britain-plan-operation-pointblank

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