October 14 - The Day in History

October 14 : General Interest 1947: Yeager breaks sound barrier U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound... read more American Revolution 1780 : Patriots sting Loyalists at Shallow Ford, North Carolina http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/patriots-sting-loyalists-at-shallow-ford-north-carolina Automotive 1857 : Elwood Haynes, "Grandsire of Gasoline Cars," is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/elwood-haynes-grandsire-of-gasoline-cars-is-born Civil War 1863 : Union repels Rebels at the Battle of Bristoe Station http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-bristoe-station Cold War 1962 : The Cuban Missile Crisis begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-cuban-missile-crisis-begins Crime 1975 : Trial begins in Amityville murders http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/trial-begins-in-amityville-murders Disaster 1913 : Coal miners die in Wales http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/coal-miners-die-in-wales General Interest 1066 : The Battle of Hastings http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-battle-of-hastings 1912 : Theodore Roosevelt shot in Milwaukee http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/theodore-roosevelt-shot-in-milwaukee 1964 : King wins Nobel Peace Prize http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-wins-nobel-peace-prize Hollywood 1994 : Pulp Fiction debuts http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pulp-fiction-debuts Literary 1822 : Victor Hugo marries Adele Foucher http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/victor-hugo-marries-adele-foucher Music 1957 : "Wake Up Little Susie" becomes the Everly Brothers' first #1 hit http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/quotwake-up-little-susiequot-becomes-the-everly-brothers39-first-1-hit Old West 1939 : Ralph Lauren, designer of popular western-style clothing, is born in New York http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ralph-lauren-designer-of-popular-western-style-clothing-is-born-in-new-york Presidential 1890 : Dwight D. Eisenhower is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dwight-d-eisenhower-is-born Sports 2003 : Steve Bartman catches ball http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/steve-bartman-catches-ball Vietnam War 1964 : Khrushchev ousted as premier of Soviet Union http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/khrushchev-ousted-as-premier-of-soviet-union 1968 : U.S. servicemen sent to Vietnam for second tours http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-servicemen-sent-to-vietnam-for-second-tours World War I 1918 : Adolf Hitler wounded in British gas attack http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/adolf-hitler-wounded-in-british-gas-attack World War II 1944 : "The Desert Fox" commits suicide http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-desert-fox-commits-suicide

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