May 14
1643 - Louis XIV became King of France at age 4 on the death of his father, Louis XIII.
1787 - Delegates began gathering in Philadelphia for a convention to draw up the U.S. Constitution.
1796 - Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccine to 8-year-old James Phipps.
1804 - The Lewis and Clark expedition set out from St. Louis to explore the newly acquired lands from the Louisiana Purchase.
1863 - Union forces defeated the Confederates in the Battle of Jackson, Mississippi.
1940 - The Netherlands surrendered to invading German forces during World War II.
1942 - The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps was established.
1948 - British rule in Palestine came to an end as The Jewish National Council proclaimed the state of Israel. Within hours, Israel was under attack from Arab forces.
1955 - The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and seven other Communist bloc countries. (It dissolved in 1991.)
1961 - Freedom Riders were attacked by violent mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama.
1973 - Skylab, the United States' first space station, was launched into orbit.
1987 - Film star Rita Hayworth died in New York at age 68.
1998 - Singer Frank Sinatra died at age 82 in Los Angeles.
1998 - The TV series "Seinfeld" aired its final episode.
2001 - The Supreme Court ruled that there is no exception in federal law for people to use marijuana to ease their pain from cancer, AIDS or other illnesses.
2007 - DaimlerChrysler said it was selling almost all of Chrysler to a private equity firm for $7.4 billion, backing out of a troubled 1998 takeover.
2007 - The trial of suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla opened in Miami. (Padilla was later convicted of terrorism conspiracy and sentenced to 17 years in prison.)
2008 - The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice.
2011 - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund and potential candidate for president of France, was charged with sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid. (He later resigned from the IMF; the charges against him were dropped.)
2020 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors about a serious rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus.
Birthdays
28 - Miranda Cosgrove (actress)
32 - Rob Gronkowski (football player)
34 - Clay Matthews (football player)
35 - Zack Ryder (professional wrestler)
36 - Lina Esco (actress)
37 - Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook)
38 - Amber Tamblyn (actress)
47 - Carla Jimenez (actress)
48 - Shanice (singer)
48 - Natalie Appleton (singer)
49 - Gabriel Mann (actor)
50 - Sofia Coppola (director)
52 - Danny Wood (singer)
52 - Cate Blanchett (actress)
59 - Danny Huston (actor)
60 - Tim Roth (actor)
73 - Meg Foster (actress)
77 - George Lucas (producer)
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Today in Sports History - May 14
1904 - The Olympic Games opened in St. Louis, Missouri, the first Olympics hosted in the United States.
1913 - Walter Johnson (Washington Senators) ended his scoreless streak of 56 innings.
1920 - Walter Johnson won his 300th career game.
1967 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hit his 500th career home run.
1977 - The Montreal Canadiens sweep the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
1981 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Houston Rockets in six games to win the NBA championship.
1986 - Reggie Jackson moved past Mickey Mantle into sixth place on the all-time career home run list with 537.
1997 - The Baseball Executive Council suspended New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
2018 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a federal law banning sports gambling in most states.
1643 - Louis XIV became King of France at age 4 on the death of his father, Louis XIII.
1787 - Delegates began gathering in Philadelphia for a convention to draw up the U.S. Constitution.
1796 - Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccine to 8-year-old James Phipps.
1804 - The Lewis and Clark expedition set out from St. Louis to explore the newly acquired lands from the Louisiana Purchase.
1863 - Union forces defeated the Confederates in the Battle of Jackson, Mississippi.
1940 - The Netherlands surrendered to invading German forces during World War II.
1942 - The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps was established.
1948 - British rule in Palestine came to an end as The Jewish National Council proclaimed the state of Israel. Within hours, Israel was under attack from Arab forces.
1955 - The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and seven other Communist bloc countries. (It dissolved in 1991.)
1961 - Freedom Riders were attacked by violent mobs in Anniston and Birmingham, Alabama.
1973 - Skylab, the United States' first space station, was launched into orbit.
1987 - Film star Rita Hayworth died in New York at age 68.
1998 - Singer Frank Sinatra died at age 82 in Los Angeles.
1998 - The TV series "Seinfeld" aired its final episode.
2001 - The Supreme Court ruled that there is no exception in federal law for people to use marijuana to ease their pain from cancer, AIDS or other illnesses.
2007 - DaimlerChrysler said it was selling almost all of Chrysler to a private equity firm for $7.4 billion, backing out of a troubled 1998 takeover.
2007 - The trial of suspected al-Qaida operative Jose Padilla opened in Miami. (Padilla was later convicted of terrorism conspiracy and sentenced to 17 years in prison.)
2008 - The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species because of the loss of Arctic sea ice.
2011 - Dominique Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund and potential candidate for president of France, was charged with sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid. (He later resigned from the IMF; the charges against him were dropped.)
2020 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned doctors about a serious rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus.
Birthdays
28 - Miranda Cosgrove (actress)
32 - Rob Gronkowski (football player)
34 - Clay Matthews (football player)
35 - Zack Ryder (professional wrestler)
36 - Lina Esco (actress)
37 - Mark Zuckerberg (founder of Facebook)
38 - Amber Tamblyn (actress)
47 - Carla Jimenez (actress)
48 - Shanice (singer)
48 - Natalie Appleton (singer)
49 - Gabriel Mann (actor)
50 - Sofia Coppola (director)
52 - Danny Wood (singer)
52 - Cate Blanchett (actress)
59 - Danny Huston (actor)
60 - Tim Roth (actor)
73 - Meg Foster (actress)
77 - George Lucas (producer)
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Today in Sports History - May 14
1904 - The Olympic Games opened in St. Louis, Missouri, the first Olympics hosted in the United States.
1913 - Walter Johnson (Washington Senators) ended his scoreless streak of 56 innings.
1920 - Walter Johnson won his 300th career game.
1967 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees hit his 500th career home run.
1977 - The Montreal Canadiens sweep the Boston Bruins to win the Stanley Cup.
1981 - The Boston Celtics defeat the Houston Rockets in six games to win the NBA championship.
1986 - Reggie Jackson moved past Mickey Mantle into sixth place on the all-time career home run list with 537.
1997 - The Baseball Executive Council suspended New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner.
2018 - The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down a federal law banning sports gambling in most states.