What Happened On December 14

What Happened On Dec 14 Events

1287 Dec 14 St. Lucia's Flood
St. Lucia's flood (Sint-Luciavloed) was a storm tide that affected the Netherlands and Northern Germany on December 14, 1287 (the day after St. Lucia Day) when a dike broke during a storm...
1776 Dec 14 Ambush of Geary
Cornet Francis Geary (1752-1776), son of Admiral Sir Francis Geary, and a party of eight troopers of the 16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons were engaged in a scouting mission when fired upon b...
1784 Dec 14 Mozart Becomes a Freemason
Mozart was admitted as an apprentice to the Viennese Masonic lodge called "Zur Wohltätigkeit" ("Beneficence") on 14 December 1784. He was promoted to journeyman Mason on 7 January 1785, a...
1799 Dec 14 George Washington Dies
At 10:00 p.m. on December 14, 1799, George Washington died at his Mt. Vernon home after five decades of service to his country. His last words reportedly were: "I feel myself going. I th...
1819 Dec 14 Alabama is the 22nd State Admitted to the Union
CONSTITUTION OF 1819 RATIFICATION RESOLUTION FOR ADMISSION OF ALABAMA INTO THE UNION December 14, 1819 Resolution Declaring The Admission Of The State Of Alabama Into The Union. ...
1862 Dec 14 Battle of Kinston - First battle of the Goldsboro Expedition
Description: A Union expedition led by Brig. Gen. John G. Foster left New Berne in December to disrupt the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad at Goldsborough. The advance was stubbornly contest...
1863 Dec 14 Battle of Bean's Station
Description: Lt. Gen. James Longstreet abandoned the Siege of Knoxville, on December 4, 1863, and retreated northeast towards Rogersville, Tennessee. Union Maj. Gen. John G. Parke pursued...
1939 Dec 14 Soviet Union is Expelled from the League of Nations
At the start of the Winter War, Finland brought up the matter of the Soviet invasion before the League of Nations. The League expelled the Soviet Union on 14 December 1939 and exhorted it...
1946 Dec 14 Glenn Davis Wins Heisman Trophy
He was the "Mr. Outside" of the famed Davis-Blanchard duo. Glenn scored 59 touchdowns in his career and gained an amazing 4,129 yards from rishing and passing for the Black Knights. He ho...
1955 Dec 14 "The Man With The Golden Arm" Is Released
The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 drama film, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren, which tells the story of a morphine addict who gets clean while in prison, but stru...
1964 Dec 14
to 1973 Mar 29
 Operation Barrel Roll Begins
On 12 December 1964, Barrel Roll was approved by Souvanna Phouma. The program originally consisted of only two U.S bombing sorties per week that were to be conducted by no more than four ...
1967 Dec 14 "In Cold Blood" Is Released
In Cold Blood is a 1967 film based on Truman Capote's book of the same name. Richard Brooks prepared the adaptation and directed the film. Some scenes were filmed on the locations of the ...
1969 Dec 14 "Frosty the Snowman" Premieres
Frosty the Snowman is a thirty-minute animated television special based on the popular song of the same title. The program, which first aired on December 14, 1969 on CBS (where it has air...
1970 Dec 14 "Little Big Man" Is Released
Little Big Man is a 1970 American Western film directed by Arthur Penn and based on the 1964 novel by Thomas Berger. It is a picaresque comedy and drama about a Caucasian boy raised by th...
1970 Dec 14 "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" Premieres
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town is a 1970 stop motion television special, made by Rankin-Bass with models carved from wood (as with most Rankin-Bass specials). The film stars actor Fred Ast...
1972 Dec 14 Johnny Rodgers Wins Heisman Trophy
Leading the nation's number one team, Rodgers proved himself as one of the most versatile backs in Cornhusker history. Operating as a punt returner, pass receiver, blocker, and runner, he...
1973 Dec 14 Yes release Tales from Topographic Oceans
Tales from Topographic Oceans is the sixth studio album by British progressive rock band Yes. It is a double album, released on Atlantic Records in December 1973 in most of the world and ...
1977 Dec 14 "Saturday Night Fever" Is Released
Saturday Night Fever is a 1977 film starring John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young man, coming of age, whose weekend activities are visits to a local Brooklyn discothèque and Karen Lynn G...
1979 Dec 14 1941 is released
1941 is a 1979 period comedy film directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, and featuring an ensemble cast including John Belushi, Ned Beatty, John Candy, Chr...
1979 Dec 14 The Clash release London Calling
London Calling is the third studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released in the United Kingdom on 14 December 1979 through CBS Records, and in the United States i...
1979 Dec 14 The Jerk is released
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film. This was Steve Martin's first starring role in a feature film. The film also features Bernadette Peters, M. Emmet Walsh and Jackie Mason.
1981 Dec 14 "A Chipmunk Christmas" Premieres on NBC
A Chipmunk Christmas is an animated christmas television special based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks. It aired on the NBC television network in 1981, nine years after the dea...
1982 Dec 14 FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKlein's Aclovate
This medication is used to treat a variety of skin conditions (e.g., eczema, dermatitis, allergies, rash). Alclometasone reduces the swelling, itching, and redness that can occur in these...
1983 Dec 14 "Silkwood" Is Released
Silkwood is a 1983 American drama film directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Nora Ephron and Alice Arlen was inspired by the true-life story of Karen Silkwood, who died in a suspici...
1984 Dec 14 "A Passage To India" Is Released
A Passage to India is a 1984 British/American drama film written and directed by David Lean. The screenplay is based on the 1924 novel of the same title by E.M. Forster and the 1960 play ...
1984 Dec 14 "Birdy" Is Released
Birdy is a 1984 film directed by Alan Parker and starring Matthew Modine and Nicolas Cage. It is based on the novel of the same name by William Wharton. The story is about two friends, Bi...
1988 Dec 14 "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" Is Released
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Frank Oz. The screenplay by Dale Launer, Stanley Shapiro, and Paul Henning focuses on two con artists who ply their trad...
1991 Dec 14 MST3K Ep. 320 - "The Unearthly"
(Shorts: Posture Pals, Appreciating Our Parents) A surgeon (John Carradine) performs medical experiments on his patients at a remote sanitarium. Catchphrase: Time for go to bed! In Postur...
1991 Dec 14 "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too" First Airs
Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too is a Christmas television special based on the Disney television series The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, originally broadcast on Saturday December ...
1993 Dec 14 Charlie Ward Wins Heisman Trophy
The brilliant and exciting signal-caller from Thomasville, Georgia is the first Seminole player to win the Heisman award. From the first moment of the '93 season, the spotlight focused on...
1995 Dec 14 "The Gum" - Season 7 Episode 10 of Seinfeld First Airs
"The Gum" is the 120th episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 10th episode for the 7th season. It aired on December 14, 1995. Plot Summary: Kramer is active in the re-opening ...
1996 Dec 14 Nintendo Releases Mario Kart 64
Mario Kart 64 (マリオカート64, Mario Kāto Rokujūyon) is a racing game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1996 in Japan and in 1997 in North America and ...
1998 Dec 14 Ricky Williams Wins Heisman Trophy
The 6-foot, 225-pound Williams is the second Texas Longhorn to win the Heisman Trophy. Ricky also garnered numerous post-season honors including the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player...
1999 Dec 14 Vargas Tragedy
In mid-December 1999, after several days of ever-increasing rains pouring over the Central Mountain Range and the piedmont within the span of 24 hours along the coastline for about 45 km....
2000 Dec 14 Jay-Z releases "Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" single
"Do It Again (Put Ya Hands Up)" is the second single from rapper Jay-Z's fourth album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. The song features production by Rockwilder as well as guest vo...
2003 Dec 14 New England Patriots defeat Jacksonville Jaguars, 27-13
Now it's all up to the Jets and Bills to rescue the other AFC contenders' Super Bowl chances. The Chiefs, Colts, Titans, Broncos, Bengals, Ravens, and Dolphins all are depending on you, N...
2006 Dec 14 Axl Rose fires the manager of Guns N' Roses, announces that Chinese Democracy will be released in March
Axl Rose issued a press release on Guns N' Roses' official website on December 14, 2006. Entitled "An open letter to the fans from Axl", Rose announced the cancellation of four concerts t...
2007 Dec 14 Boston Celtics defeat Milwaukee Bucks, 104-82
Ray Allen has been questioned recently about his career-low shooting numbers. Maybe a sore right ankle that he has kept quiet about has something to do with it. The Celtics guard misse...
2007 Dec 14 I Am Legend (film) released
I Am Legend is a 2007 science fiction-horror film directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Will Smith. It is the third feature film adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the sam...
2008 Dec 14 Hannah Montana Season 3 Episode 5
Miley accepts a date with a cute guy who is considerably shorter than she is, but she ruins their evening by inadvertently referring to the difference in their height. At home, Jackson an...
2008 Dec 14 Muntadhar al-Zaidi Throws His Shoes at US President Geroge W. Bush
During a December 14, 2008 press conference at the Prime Minister's Palace in Baghdad, Iraq, Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw both of his shoes at then-United States President George W. Bush. The...
2008 Dec 14 New England Patriots defeat Oakland Raiders, 49-26
OAKLAND, Calif. - In a triumphant return to a place where he lived a two-year football nightmare, Randy Moss surely had plenty to say after scoring two touchdowns to help the Patriots pum...
2009 Dec 14 Atlanta Thrashers defeat New York Rangers, 3-2
For 65 minutes Monday night the Rangers shot and shot and shot some more at Johan Hedberg's net. The way this season is going for them, it was almost painfully fitting that when Ales Kota...
2009 Dec 14 Boston Celtics defeat Memphis Grizzlies, 110-105
The pick-and-roll is among the most basic of basketball maneuvers. But it is also difficult to defend, especially when Celtics Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are executing the play. “It...
2009 Dec 14 Day Eight of the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009
Poor countries ended their temporary boycott of the UN climate change summit on Monday, receiving assurances that rich nations were not conspiring against them to reduce their commitments...
2009 Dec 14 Minnesota Timberwolves defeat Utah Jazz, 110-108
SALT LAKE CITY - Rookie Jonny Flynn should have walked off 20 paces sometime during the Timberwolves' unlikely 110-108 victory at Utah on Monday night. Entering a hostile arena where O...
2009 Dec 14 Philadelphia Flyers defeat Boston Bruins, 3-1
Johnny Boychuk sat around for weeks waiting for his chance to crack the Bruins’ lineup. He never missed an offday practice. On game days, even though he knew he would not be on the night’...
2009 Dec 14 Poll Shows Big Leads for Alexi Giannoulias and Mark Kirk in Illinois US Senate Race
Democrat Alexi Giannoulias and Republican Mark Kirk have been campaigning against each other as if they were the only ones running for the U.S. Senate. A Tribune/WGN-TV poll sheds some li...
2009 Dec 14 Tiger Woods' doctor, suspected of providing athletes with performance enhancing drugs, is under FBI investigation
A Canadian doctor who has treated many N.F.L. players as well as Olympic medalists like Donovan Bailey and the world’s top golfer, Tiger Woods, is under criminal investigation in the Unit...
2009 Dec 14 Tiger Woods Loses Accenture, Ltd. as Sponsor
Global consulting firm Accenture Ltd. has ended its relationship with Tiger Woods, marking the first major sponsor to cut ties altogether with the golfer since his alleged infidelities su...