What Happened on 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... Read more

"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... Read more

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.... Read more

"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,... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

New England Patriots defeat Oakland Raiders, 49-26

OAKLAND, Calif. - It's debatable whether the team the Patriots played yesterday qualifies as an NFL-caliber opponent, but regardless of the sad and... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

Motörhead release The Wörld Is Yours

The Wörld Is Yours is the twentieth album by British rock band Motörhead, first released on 14 December 2010 by Future PLC's Classic Rock magazine.... Read more

Timothy Davlin Dies

Illinois State Police are investigating the death of Springfield Mayor Timothy Davlin, whose body was found in his home Tuesday after he failed to... Read more

Chicago Bear Sam Hurd Arrested on Drug Charges

Chicago Bears receiver Sam Hurd was arrested in Chicago on federal drug charges Wednesday night, and the criminal complaint against him describes... Read more