What Happened On July 14

What Happened On Jul 14 Events

1675 Jul 14 Native Americans Attack Mendon Settlement in Plymouth Colony
On July 14, 1675, early violence in King Philip's War took place in Mendon, with the deaths of multiple residents and the destruction of Albee's mill. These were the first settlers killed...
1789 Jul 14 The storming of the Bastille
The Storming of the Bastille, in Paris, was the flashpoint of the French Revolution and signified the fall of the monarchy and royal authority. A crowd of about 1,000 armed civilians g...
1846 Jul 14 Occupation of Camargo, Tamaulipas
Camargo is a municipality in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas. It is located on the US border, across from Rio Grande City, Texas. It has a population of over 16,000 and an international b...
1864 Jul 14
to 1864 Jul 15
 Battle of Tupelo
Description: Maj. Gen. A.J. Smith, commanding a combined force of more than 14,000 men, left LaGrange, Tennessee, on July 5, 1864, and advanced south. Smith’s mission was to insure that M...
1885 Jul 14 Sarah Goode Becomes First African-American Woman to Receive a Patent
Sarah E. Goode (b.1850s-d. c. 1905) was the first African-American woman to receive a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. However this claim is disputed by some tha...
1900 Jul 14 Prescott's Great Fire
Prescott is home to the historical area known as "Whiskey Row", until 1956 a notorious red-light district. In 1900, a great fire destroyed most of the buildings on Whiskey Row. As legend ...
1913 Jul 14 Leslie Lynch King Jr. (Gerald Ford) is Born
Ford was born as Leslie Lynch King, Jr. on July 14, 1913, at 3202 Woolworth Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, where his parents lived with his paternal grandparents. His father was Leslie Lynch ...
1916 Jul 14 Battle Of Bazentin Ridge
The Battle of Bazentin Ridge, launched by the British Fourth Army at dawn on 14 July 1916, marked the start of the second phase of the Battle of the Somme. Dismissed beforehand by one Fre...
1916 Jul 14
to 1916 Sep 15
 Battle Of Delville Wood
The Battle of Delville Wood was one of the early engagements in the 1916 Battle of the Somme in the First World War. It took place between 14 July and 3 September, between the armies of t...
1917 Jul 14 US Congress Appropriates $640,000,000 for Manufacture of Airplanes
The nation voiced its enthusiastic approval when, on July 14, 1917, the Congress voted an appropriation of $640,000,000 for the manufacture of 22,000 airplanes and the training and equipm...
1918 Jul 14 Battle Of Abu Tellul
The Battle of Abu Tellul (14 July 1918) occurred during World War I between British and Ottoman forces fighting for the village of Abu Tellul near the Auja river in Palestine. Three Ottom...
1918 Jul 14 Ingmar Bergman is Born
Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. His influential body of work often dealt with themes such as...
1942 Jul 14 "The Pride Of The Yankees" Is Released
The Pride of the Yankees is a 1942 biographical film directed by Sam Wood about the New York Yankees baseball player, first baseman Lou Gehrig, who had his career cut short at 36 years of...
1943 Jul 14 "For Whom The Bell Tolls" Film Is Released
For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 film in Technicolor based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. It stars Gary Cooper, Ingrid Bergman, Akim Tamiroff and Katina Paxinou. This was Ingrid Bergm...
1967 Jul 14 The Bee Gees release Bee Gees' 1st
Bee Gees' 1st is the third studio album by the English rock band, The Bee Gees, however, their first album to be released internationally, as their first two LPs were only available in Au...
1989 Jul 14 Licence to Kill released
Licence to Kill (1989) is the sixteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the second and last to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Licence to Kill is the fir...
1989 Jul 14 When Harry Met Sally released
When Harry Met Sally... is a 1989 romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the titl...
1992 Jul 14 Danzig releases Danzig III: How the Gods Kill
Danzig III: How the Gods Kill is the third album by Glenn Danzig's band Danzig, and the highest to chart at the time of its release in 1992 on Def American Recordings. It was reissued in ...
1992 Jul 14 Ministry release Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs
Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs is the common title for the fifth studio album by industrial metal band Ministry, released in 1992 on Sire Records. The actual title ...
1992 Jul 14 Shawn Lane Releases "Powers of Ten"
Powers of Ten is the debut studio album by guitarist Shawn Lane, released in 1992 on Warner Bros. Records; a second edition was released in 1993, containing a revised track listing and al...
1994 Jul 14
to 1994 Jul 17
 Nick Price wins the 123rd Open Championship
The 1994 Open Championship was the 123rd Open Championship held from July 14-17, 1994 at Turnberry Golf Resort, Scotland. Nick Price won his second major championship by one stroke over J...
1995 Jul 14 FDA Approves Novartis's Neoral
Preventing the rejection of organ transplants (kidney, liver, and heart). Neoral is also used to treat psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis in certain patients. It may also be used for othe...
1995 Jul 14 UFC 6: Clash of the Titans
UFC 6: Clash of the Titans was the sixth mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on July 14, 1995, at the Casper Events Center in Casper, Wyoming. The event wa...
1997 Jul 14 U2 releases "Last Night on Earth" single
"Last Night on Earth" is the third single from U2's 1997 album, Pop. The song features excerpts from "Trayra Boia," written by Naná Vasconcelos and Denise Milan. 1. "Last Night on Ear...
1999 Jul 14 South Park Episode 307 - "Cat Orgy"
Shelly Marsh is babysitting Cartman. Shelly invites her boyfriend over and he in turn invites his band. Cartman has to prove that Shelly has violated the rules. Meanwhile, the Cartman's c...
2000 Jul 14 Pine Lake, Alberta Tornado
On July 14, 2000 at approximately 7:00 PM an F3 tornado tore through the Green Acres Campground at Pine Lake in central Alberta killing 12 people and critically injuring more than 100 oth...
2000 Jul 14 X-Men (film) released
X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics characters of the same name. Directed by Bryan Singer, the film stars Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Anna...
2005 Jul 14 New York Yankees defeat Boston Red Sox, 8-6
Gabe Kapler, the utility outfielder adored by his former manager and ex-Red Sox teammates for his slingshot arm, versatility, and infectious disposition, will be in Fort Myers, Fla., toda...
2005 Jul 14
to 2005 Jul 17
 Tiger Woods wins the 134th Open Championship
Tiger Woods pulled away from Colin Montgomerie for a five shot victory. The win was his second overall and his second at St. Andrews. Tiger Woods moved to 10-0 when leading going into ...
2006 Jul 14 Hannah Montana Season 1 Episode 11
Miley gets E-mail's about a girl named Becca, and she writes about her feelings toward Oliver and everything gets confused, meanwhile Jackson is being taken advantage of by Rico.
2006 Jul 14 Hannah Montana Season 1 Episode 12
Miley thinks she is holding her Dad back from his dream of singing.
2006 Jul 14 Oakland Athletics defeat Boston Red Sox, 15-3
He is the Bridgemaster, the Bombino, the man most likely to send you home with a souvenir if you are sitting in the Monster Seats. Big league hitters, most of them American Leaguers, are ...
2007 Jul 14 Baltimore Orioles defeat Chicago White Sox, 7-6
Patterson's run Corey Patterson struck out his first three times at bat, but what he did in the 10th inning made up for it. Patterson led off by singling up the middle. After stealing ...
2007 Jul 14 Boston Red Sox defeat Toronto Blue Jays, 9-4
As David Ortiz strolled into the clubhouse yesterday, hitting coach Dave Magadan pulled him aside. He had some videotape that he wanted Ortiz to view. He thought he might have some soluti...
2008 Jul 14
to 2008 Aug 25
 9th Annual Outdoor Film Festival
Line-up for the Chicago Outdoor Film Festival held in Butler Field of Grant Park. This year, the festival will feature seven classic American films spanning 30 years. * All Abou...
2009 Jul 14 Bernard Madoff arrives at North Carolina prison to serve his 150 year sentence
Arch swindler Bernard Madoff, who was sentenced to 150 years in prison, was transferred to a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina on Tuesday, local media reported. This federa...
2009 Jul 14 Charles Taylor Denies all Charges at His War Crimes Tribunal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor testified at his war crimes trial Tuesday that the case against him was built on lies and misinformation, and he denied h...
2009 Jul 14 Discovery Releases "LP"
Track Listing: 1. Orange Shirt – 3:31 2. Osaka Loop Line – 4:02 3. Can You Discover? – 2:22 4. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend featuring Angel Deradoorian – 2:40 5. So Ins...
2009 Jul 14 Michael Steele Urges NAACP to Consider GOP an Ally
Washington Post (New York)--Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele stopped by the NAACP convention today to press the civil rights organization to consider his party an all...
2009 Jul 14 Sixth Meeting of Illinois Admissions Review Commission
"I don't know of any time where a previous governor had reached in and gotten so involved in a decision." —Kenneth Schmidt, University of Illinois Trustee
2009 Jul 14
6:03PM
 After Numerous Delays, Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches to Dock at the International Space Station
STS-127 (ISS assembly flight 2J/A) is the technical name of the current space shuttle mission to the International Space Station. It is the twenty-third flight of Space Shuttle Endeavour....
2010 Jul 14 BP Begins Testing of New, Tighter-Fitting Cap
BP allayed last-minute government fears of making the disaster worse and began testing the new, tighter-fitting cap today that could finally choke off the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. ...
2010 Jul 14 Judge in Rod Blagojevich Trial Disallows Most Tapes Requested by Defense Lawyers
"Excluded on the grounds of uselessness." —Judge James Zagel