What Happened On January 14

What Happened On Jan 14 Events

1784 Jan 14 Continental Congress Ratifies The Treaty of Paris
The Continental Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, officially establishing the United States as an independent and sovereign nation. The Continental Congress appr...
1784 Jan 14 England Ratifies The Treaty Of Paris
The American Congress of the Confederation ratified the treaty of Paris on January 14, 1784, and copies were sent back to Europe for ratification by the other parties involved, the first ...
1907 Jan 14 Adolf Hitler's mother, Klara, dies
On January 14, 1907, Adolf Hitler's mother went to see the family doctor about a pain in her chest, so bad it kept her awake at night. The doctor, Edward Bloch, who was Jewish, examined h...
1907 Jan 14 The Kingston Earthquake of 1907
In 1907, 800 people died in another earthquake known as the 1907 Kingston earthquake, destroying nearly all the historical buildings south of Parade in the city. That was when a restricti...
1942 Jan 14 Battle of Gemas
The Battle of Gemas—part of the wider Battle of Muar—during the invasion of Malaya in the Pacific Campaign of the Second World War. The action occurred on 14 January 1942 at the Gemencheh...
1942 Jan 14 Battle of Muar Begins
The Battle of Muar was the last major battle of the Malayan campaign. It took place from 14–22 January 1942 around Gemensah Bridge and on the Muar River. After the British defeat at Slim ...
1942 Jan 14 Inter-Allied Resolution on German War Crimes
On January 14, 1942, representatives from the nine occupied countries met in London to draft the Inter-Allied Resolution on German War Crimes. At the meetings in Tehran (1943), Yalta (194...
1944 Jan 14
to 1944 Jan 30
 Krasnoye Selo–Ropsha Offensive
The Krasnoye Selo–Ropsha Offensive, also known as Operation January Thunder and Neva-2 was a campaign between the Soviet Leningrad Front and the German 18th Army fought for the western ap...
1945 Jan 14 Operation Blackcock Begins
Operation Blackcock was the code name for the clearing of the Roer Triangle formed by the towns of Roermond, Sittard and Heinsberg. It was conducted by the 2nd British Army in January 194...
1954 Jan 14 Marilyn Monroe Marries Joe DiMaggio
She and Joe DiMaggio were married in San Francisco on January 14, 1954. They travelled to Japan soon after, combining a honeymoon with a business trip previously arranged by DiMaggio. For...
1958 Jan 14 Malcolm X marries Betty Sanders
On January 14, 1958, Malcolm X married Betty X (née Sanders) in Lansing, Michigan. The two had been friends for about a year and—although they had never discussed the subject—Betty X susp...
1963 Jan 14 The Chamizal Dispute Is Formally Settled
The dispute was formally settled on January 14, 1963, when the United States and Mexico ratified a treaty that generally followed the 1911 arbitration recommendations. The agreement award...
1968 Jan 14 Operation Niagara I is Launched
During the last four months of 1967 a series of fierce border battles erupted in South Vietnam that cast a shadow on what had been a productive year for U.S. forces in Southeast Asia. Beg...
1968 Jan 14 Super Bowl II - Packers 33, Raiders 14
The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. A...
1973 Jan 14 Super Bowl VII - Dolphins 14, Redskins 7
Super Bowl VII was an American football game played on January 14, 1973, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, to decide the National Football League (NFL) cham...
1977 Jan 14 David Bowie releases Low
Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases, Low was the first of the "Berlin Trilogy", a series of collaborations with Br...
2000 Jan 14 The Dow Jones Peaks
Another reason may have been accelerated business spending in preparation for the Y2K switchover. Once New Year had passed without incident, businesses found themselves with all the equip...
2002 Jan 14 Train Collides with UFO in Paintsville, KY
At exactly 2:47 a.m. on Jan. 14 02, while working a coal train enroute from Russell Kentucky to Shelbiana Kentucky, our trailing unit and first two cars were severely damaged as we struck...
2005 Jan 14 "The Flying Spaghetti Monster" Appears Online (Bless His Noodly Appendage)
The Flying Spaghetti Monster (or FSM) is the deity of the parody religion the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster or Pastafarianism. It was created in 2005 by Bobby Henderson as a sati...
2006 Jan 14 Denver Broncos defeat New England Patriots, 27-13
No all-expenses-paid trip to Detroit in February. No fourth Vince Lombardi trophy to hoist at City Hall Plaza. No duck boats. New England's football winter is over early this year. Pitche...
2006 Jan 14 Shelley Winters Dies
Winters died on January 14, 2006 of heart failure at the Rehabilitation Centre of Beverly Hills; she had suffered a heart attack on October 14, 2005. Her third ex-husband Anthony Francios...
2007 Jan 14 New England Patriots defeat San Diego Chargers, 24-21
In games like yesterday's, winning football is about two things and two things only. It comes down to matchups and toughness, both mental and physical. Yesterday the Patriots got the matc...
2008 Jan 14 Radiohead releases "Jigsaw Falling into Place" single
"Jigsaw Falling into Place" is a song by the English band Radiohead and is the penultimate track on their 2007 album In Rainbows. The song was released as the first single from In Rainbow...
2008 Jan 14 Washington Wizards defeat Boston Celtics, 88-83
Wait till last year? Can we please turn back the calendar to 2007? These Celtics we've seen in 2008 bear little resemblance to the wrecking crew that terrorized the NBA in November and...
2009 Jan 14 Boston Celtics defeat New Jersey Nets, 118-86
Paul Pierce insisted last night the Celtics' current form has not taken the edge off the chilly climate. "It's freezing outside," Pierce said. "I brought my gloves." But if anyone i...
2009 Jan 14 Ricardo Montalbán Dies
Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican-born American radio, television, theatre and film actor. He had a career spanning seven decad...
2010 Jan 14 Boston Bruins defeat San Jose Sharks, 2-1
SAN JOSE, Calif. - So it has come to this: Mark Recchi, who will enter the Hall of Fame as a wing, serving as a shutdown center against the NHL’s best line. Miroslav Satan, out of hockey ...
2010 Jan 14 Chicago Bulls defeat Boston Celtics, 96-83
The Chicago Bulls resembled the team that pushed the Celtics to seven games in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs last May. And against an exhausted, depleted, and underwh...
2010 Jan 14 Massive International Relief Begins to Arrive in Haiti Following Devastating Earthquake
International aid agencies report emergency operations for earthquake victims in Haiti are slowly gathering steam. But, they say they are working under severe constraints and it will tak...
2010 Jan 14 MTV Networks Anounces Star-Studded 'Hope for Haiti' Telethon
Hollywood superstar George Clooney is organising a marathon for Haitian earthquake relied and is calling on his A-list colleagues to join him, MTV Networks said Thursday. MTV gave no d...
2011 Jan 14 Death Toll Rises to Over 500 in Brazil Landslides and Floods
Torrential rains continued to pour down on Brazil’s Serrana region today, fueling floods and mudslides that have now killed at least 529 people—a total that’s expected to rise, as rescuer...
2011 Jan 14 Loughner's Ex-Girlfriend Says She Knew Him as "Completely Normal"
When Kelsey Hawkes dated Jared Loughner he liked to play clarinet and Super Mario Bros. They did their homework together. They shared a love of classic rock. She once taught him how to ma...
2011 Jan 14 Tunisian government ousted
After 23 years of iron-fisted rule, the president of Tunisia was driven from power Friday by violent protests over soaring unemployment and corruption. Virtually unprecedented in modern A...