What Happened on 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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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.... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

"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... Read more

"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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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,... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more