What Happened on Aug 14

Congress Creates The Oregon Territory

On August 14, 1848, Congress created the Oregon Territory, an area encompassing present-day Oregon, Idaho, Washington, and parts of western Montana... Read more

Second Battle of Deep Bottom

Description: During the night of August 13-14, the Union II Corps, X Corps, and Gregg’s cavalry division, all under command of Maj. Gen. Winfield... Read more

Battle Off Ulsan

At 0520 on 14 August 1904 the fleets had closed to 8,500 yards (7,800 m), and the Japanese ships fired first. For some reason, Kamimura, in... Read more

Battle of Lorraine

On the morning of August 15, 1914, General de Castelnau's Second French army moved rapidly toward the Lorraine border on a front extending from... Read more

Battle Of The Frontiers

The Battle of the Frontiers was a series of battles fought along the eastern frontier of France and in southern Belgium shortly after the outbreak... Read more

Battles of Loznitsa, Jadar and Shabatz

Two Austro-Hungarian armies, 400,000 strong, under the command of Gen. Potiorek, were secretly concentrating at six points along the Western and... Read more

Conquest of the German Kameruns

Anglo-French Forces, 50,000 Maj. Gen. Dobell Brig. Gen. Aymerich Brig. Gen. Cunliffe Lieut. Col. MacLear German-Native Forces,... Read more

China Declares War on Austria-Hungary

On August 14th China formally joined the Allies and declared war on Austria and Germany. She took no great part in the war, except to invade the... Read more

China Declares War on Germany

On August 14th China formally joined the Allies and declared war on Austria and Germany. She took no great part in the war, except to invade the... Read more

Ronald Reagan Appears as Johnny Jones in "This is the Army"

The splashy, star-studded This is the Army is based on the Irving Berlin Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was a reworking of... Read more

Operation Tractable

Operation Tractable was the final Canadian–Polish offensive to take place during the Battle of Normandy. Its aim was to capture the strategically... Read more

"Life With Father" Is Released

Life with Father is a 1947 comedy film. Life With Father tells the true story of a stockbroker, Clarence Day, who wants to be master of his... Read more

"A Place In The Sun" Movie Poster

A Place in the Sun is a 1951 American drama film based on the novel An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser and the play of the same name adapted... Read more

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is Born

Earvin Johnson Jr. was born to Earvin Sr., a General Motors assembly worker, and Christine, a school custodian. Johnson grew up in Lansing,... Read more

Muhammad Ali marries Sonji Roi

Muhammad Ali has been married four times and has seven daughters and two sons. Ali met his first wife, cocktail waitress Sonji Roi, approximately... Read more

Hurricane Camille

Hurricane Camille, the USA's second strongest 20th century hurricane, hit the Gulf Coast in 1969. Camille became a hurricane on Aug. 15, 1969... Read more

"People Are Talking" Is Released

Working in local media, she was both the youngest news anchor and the first black female news anchor at Nashville's WLAC-TV. She moved to... Read more

Sega Releases the Genesis in North America

The Genesis is a fourth-generation video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 and Europe in 1990. The console was released in Europe and... Read more

Motörhead release March ör Die

March ör Die is the tenth album by the British band Motörhead. It was recorded and released in 1992. Recorded at Music Grinder Studios, Los... Read more

MST3K Ep. 505 - "The Magic Voyage of Sinbad"

A seagoing adventurer tries to find the bird of happiness to cheer up a destitute town. Read more

Davis Love III wins the 79th PGA Championship

The 1997 PGA Championship was the 79th PGA Championship held from August 14-17, 1997 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Davis Love... Read more

FDA Approves Forest's Lexapro

Escitalopram (trade names Lexapro, Cipralex, Seroplex) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class. It is... Read more

Shaun Micheel wins his first major at the 85th PGA Championship

The 2003 PGA Championship was the 85th PGA Championship held from August 14-17, 2003 at Oak Hill Country Club, East Course in Rochester, New York.... Read more

Entourage Season 2 Episode 11

Vince receives courting lessons from Terrance and a valuable gift from Ari, Shauna flips over a press leak, and Eric gets attention - and ammo -... Read more

Detroit Tigers defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-4

No one should presume that the Detroit Tigers are a mere warmup act this week to the Yankees, not when the Tigers arrive in Fenway Park with the... Read more