This Day in History
14 Jan 1129
Formal approval of the Order of Templars at the Council of Troyes.
14 Jan 1301
Andrew III of Hungary (1290-) dies at 50 ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary
14 Jan 1343
Arnost of Pardubice becomes the first Archbishop of Prague (and the last bishop of Prague)
14 Jan 1639
1st Connecticut constitution (Fundamental Orders) adopted in Hartford published by Rodger Ludlow
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The first colonial constitution
In Hartford Connecticut the first constitution in the American colonies the Fundamental Orders is adopted by representatives of Wethersfield ...
Gold prices soar
After being released from government control gold reaches a new record price on January 14 1980 exceeding 800 an ounce.Gold is scattered sparsely throughout...
Albert Schweitzer born
The theologian musician philosopher and Nobel Prize-winning physician Albert Schweitzer is born on this day in 1875 in Upper-Alsace Germany (now Haut-Rhin F...
South African troops occupy Swakopmund in German Southwest Africa
As part of an attempt to display its loyalty to the British empire and perhaps more importantly enlarge its own sphere of influence on the African continent ...
Westmoreland appointed as Harkins’ deputy
Lt. Gen. William Westmoreland is appointed deputy to Gen. Paul Harkins chief of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV). It was generally accepted tha...
Operation Niagara launched
U.S. joint-service Operation Niagara is launched to support the U.S. Marine base at Khe Sanh.The Khe Sanh base was the westernmost anchor of a series of combat ...
Undefeated Dolphins beat Redskins in Super Bowl VII
On January 14 1973 the Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins 14-7 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Super Bowl VII becoming the first team in National F...
Roosevelt ushers in Japanese-American internment
On this day in 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt issues Presidential Proclamation No. 2537 requiring aliens from World War II-enemy countriesItaly...
FDR becomes first president to travel by airplane on U.S. official business
On this day in 1943 Franklin Roosevelt becomes the first president to travel on official business by airplane. Crossing the Atlantic by air Roosevelt flew in ...
Adams, Jefferson and Madison help to ratify the Treaty of Paris
On this day in 1784 at the Maryland State House in Annapolis the Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris. The document negotiated in part by future...
General Miles reports on Sioux
General Nelson Miles commander of the U.S. Army troops in South Dakota reports that the rebellious Sioux are finally returning to their reservation following ...
Diana Ross and the Supremes perform their final concert
They were the most successful American pop group of the 1960sa group whose 12 1 hits in the first full decade of the rock and roll era places them behi...
Joseph Conrad returns to London
On this day in 1894 Joseph Conrad returns to London to settle down after a long career at sea. There he begins rewriting a story he had been working on during...
Marilyn Monroe marries Joe DiMaggio
It was the ultimate All-American romance the tall handsome hero of the countrys national pastime captures the heart of the beautiful glamorous Hollyw...
Explosion rocks USS Enterprise
An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise kills 27 people in Pearl Harbor Hawaii on this day in 1969. A rocket accidentally detonated destroyin...
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