What Happened on Jun 14

Second Battle of the Dunes

The Battle of the Dunes, fought on 14 June (Gregorian calendar), 1658, is also known as the Battle of Dunkirk. It was a victory of the French army,... Read more

The Continental Congress Approved The Design Of A National Flag

Since 1916, when President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation establishing a national Flag Day on June 14, Americans have... Read more

Saratoga Campaign

The Saratoga campaign was an attempt by Great Britain to gain military control of the strategically important Hudson River valley in 1777 during... Read more

Nicolaus Otto is Born

Nikolaus August Otto (14 June 1832, Holzhausen an der Haide, Nassau - 26 January 1891, Cologne) was the German inventor of the first... Read more

President William McKinley appoints Sanford Dole first territorial governor of Hawaii

The territory of Hawaii is established and Sanford Dole, cousin of James Dole, is appointed first Governor of the new territory. Read more

Battle of Te-li-Ssu

On 14 June 1904, General Oku, advanced his forces northward toward the entrenched Russian positions near the village of Telissu. General Stakelberg... Read more

Sieghardt Rupp Is Born

Sieghardt Rupp (June 14, 1931 in Bregenz, Vorarlberg, Austria) is an Austrian actor who has performed in film and television and later... Read more

Adolf Hitler Visits Benito Mussolini in Venice

In February 1934, Hitler met with the British Lord Privy Seal, Sir Anthony Eden, and hinted strongly that Germany already possessed an Air Force,... Read more

"The Mortal Storm" Is Released

The Mortal Storm is a 1940 film that was one of the most direct anti-Nazi Hollywood films released before the American entry into the Second World... Read more

Kaleva Shot Down by Two Soviet Bombers

Kaleva, registered OH-ALL, was a civilian Junkers Ju 52 passenger and transport plane, belonging to the Finnish carrier Aero O/Y. The aircraft was... Read more

Donald Trump is Born

Trump was born on June 14, 1946, at the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens, New York City. He was the fourth of... Read more

"Papa Doc" Duvalier Declares Himself President for Life

On June 14, 1964, a referendum was held on whether Duvalier should be made President for Life; 2.8 million people voted "yes," and only 3,234 voted... Read more

Aretha Franklin Releases "Aretha Now"

Aretha Now is a 1968 album (see 1968 in music) by soul musician Aretha Franklin. Read more

Grateful Dead Releases Workingman's Dead

Workingman's Dead is the fourth studio album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded in February 1970 and originally released on June 14, 1970. In... Read more

United States DDT Ban Takes Effect

An end to the continued domestic usage of the pesticide was decreed on June 14, 1972, when William D. Ruckelshaus, Administrator of the... Read more

"The Parallax View" Is Released

The Parallax View is a 1974 American thriller film directed by Alan J. Pakula and starring Warren Beatty, who was also a producer. The film was... Read more

Metallica releases its first original song "Hit the Lights"

In early 1982, Metallica recorded its first original song "Hit the Lights" for the Metal Massacre I compilation. Hetfield played bass on the song... Read more

"Do The Right Thing" Is Released

Do the Right Thing is a 1989 American ensemble film produced, written, and directed by Spike Lee. The film deals with issues of racial conflict in... Read more

Pete de Freitas Dies

Pete Louis Vincent de Freitas (2 August 1961–14 June 1989) was a musician and producer, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen. In... Read more

Obituary releases Slowly We Rot

Slowly We Rot is a 1989 album by American death metal band Obituary. It was their debut album and is also the only album on which Obituary used E... Read more

"Male Unbonding" - Season 1 Episode 4 of Seinfeld First Airs

"Male Unbonding" is the second episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld to be produced, and aired on June 14, 1990 as the fourth episode of the first... Read more

"You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4" by Frank Zappa Is Released

You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 is a two-CD set of live recordings by Frank Zappa, recorded between 1969 and 1988, and released in 1991. Read more

Suicidal Tendencies release Suicidal for Life

Suicidal for Life is an album by Suicidal Tendencies, which was released in 1994. It is their sixth proper studio release as Still Cyco After All... Read more

Rancid releases Let's Go

Let's Go is a 1994 album by the American punk rock band Rancid. Released on the influential indie label Epitaph Records, Let's Go initially... Read more

New York Rangers win Stanley Cup

The 1994 Stanley Cup Final was a best-of-seven playoff series contested between the Eastern Conference champion New York Rangers and Western... Read more