October 14 - This 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. Yeager, born in Myra, West Virginia, in 1923, was a combat fighter during World War II... 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

2012 : Skydiver breaks sound barrier with 24-mile jump
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/skydiver-breaks-sound-barrier-with-24-mile-jump


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