What Happened on May 14

Siege Of Nicaea

The Siege of Nicaea took place from May 14 to June 19, 1097, during the First Crusade. Nicaea, located on the eastern shore of Lake Ascanius,... Read more

English Settlers Establish Settlement at Jamestown

On May 14, 1607, English settlers arriving under the authority of the Virginia Company of London chartered by King James I established the first... Read more

Plymouth Colony is Dissolved with Arrival of Charter Annexing it to Massachusetts Bay Colony

In 1686, the entire region was reorganized under a single government known as the Dominion of New England; this included the colonies of Plymouth,... Read more

Treaty Of Velasco

The Treaties of Velasco were two documents signed at Velasco, Texas, (which is now Freeport, Texas) on May 14, 1836 between Antonio López de Santa... Read more

Battle of Jackson - Former Mississippi State Capital Destroyed

The Battle of Jackson, fought on May 14, 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign in the American Civil War. Union... Read more

Games of the II Olympiad held in Paris, France

The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in... Read more

German Air Force Decimates Rotterdam

The paratroopers enjoyed more success in Rotterdam and areas near the critical Moerdijk bridges. Dutch troops bitterly contested Dordrecht, another... Read more

Germans are Repelled from the Afsluitdijk by Dutch Heavy Artillery

Earlier in May 1940 two infantry sections (70 men) were sent to the end of the dyke to prevent German landings beyond the vision of both... Read more

Sinking of AHS Centaur

The Centaur was sunk by a Japanese submarine off the Queensland coast in 1943. With only 64 of the 332 people on board surviving, it was the... Read more

Israel declares independence from Britain

The Israeli Declaration of Independence made on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar, 5708), the day the British Mandate expired, was the official announcement that... Read more

Warsaw Pact is Signed

The Warsaw Pact (see Nomenclature) was a group of Communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. It was the military equivalent of CoMEcon (the... Read more

"Day For Night" Is Released

La Nuit américaine is a 1974 French film directed by François Truffaut. It stars Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Léaud. In French, nuit... Read more

AC/DC releases High Voltage Internationally

High Voltage is the first internationally-released album by Australian hard rock band AC/DC. Originally released on Atlantic Records, this edition... Read more

Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup

The 1977 Stanley Cup Final championship series was contested by the Boston Bruins and the defending champion Montreal Canadiens. The Bruins were... Read more

The Clash release Combat Rock

Combat Rock is the fifth studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. It was released on 14 May 1982 through Epic Records. It was the last... Read more

"The Return Of Martin Guerre" Is Released

The Return of Martin Guerre (Le Retour de Martin Guerre) is a 1982 French film directed by Daniel Vigne and based on true events in France during... Read more

Carrollton Bus Collision

About 11:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday May 14, 1988, Larry Mahoney, a drunk driver in a pickup truck traveling in the wrong direction on an interstate... Read more

MST3K Ep. K19 - "Hangar 18"

Movie Summary: A Space Shuttle experiment accidentally kills an astronaut and downs a UFO, which is captured by the military and transferred to... Read more

Shigaraki Train Disaster

The JR West special three-car train, 501D traveling from Kyoto to Shigaraki for The World Ceramic Festival, and the Shigaraki Kogen Railway (SKR)... Read more

Primus releases Sailing the Seas of Cheese

Sailing the Seas of Cheese is the second studio album and major-label debut by Primus, released on May 14, 1991. It spawned three singles: "Jerry... Read more

Def Leppard release Slang

Slang is the sixth studio album by British hard rock band Def Leppard, released in 1996. The album marked a radical musical departure from their... Read more

Magic Johnson Final Retirement

May 14, 1996: Final retirement. Finished regular season with averages of 14.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists per game. Lakers are eliminated... Read more

FDA Approves Sanofi Aventis's Taxotere

Drug Type: Taxotere is an anti-cancer ("antineoplastic" or "cytotoxic") chemotherapy drug. Taxotere is classified as a "plant alkaloid," a... Read more

Frank Sinatra dies

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- "Ol' Blue Eyes," Frank Sinatra, is being mourned Friday around the world by millions of fans after his death from a heart... Read more

FDA Approves GlaxoSmithKline's Zyban

Zyban is a is an antidepressant medicine that has been found to aid in the stopping of smoking. Zyban is used to help people stop smoking by... Read more