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Birthday January 14, 1730 William Whipple, Decl of Ind signer |
Birthday January 14, 1741 Benedict Arnold, American traitor, born |
Birthday January 14, 1741 Gen Benedict Arnold, fink |
Birthday January 14, 1791 Calvin Phillips, became shortest known adult male (67 cm) |
Birthday January 14, 1861 Mehmed VI, last sultan of Ottoman Empire (1918-22) |
Birthday January 14, 1875 Albert Schweitzer, doctor and humanitarian and organist (Nobel 1952) |
Birthday January 14, 1892 Hal Roach, early film director & producer |
Birthday January 14, 1896 John dos Passos, novelist (1919 and Big Money and 42nd Parallel) |
Birthday January 14, 1919 Andy Rooney, TV commentator (60 Minutes) |
Birthday January 14, 1926 Thomas Tryon, Actor and novelist |
Birthday January 14, 1932 Catarina Valenti, singer in Paris France |
Birthday January 14, 1940 Julian Bond (D), civil rights leader and Georgia legislator |
Birthday January 14, 1941 Faye Dunaway, Actress (Chinatown and Bonnie & Clyde) in Fla |
History January 14, 1639 The first colonial constitution |
History January 14, 1742 Edmund Halley genius eclipsed by Newton dies at 86 |
History January 14, 1784 Adams, Jefferson and Madison help to ratify the Treaty of Paris |
History January 14, 1784 Continental Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris |
History January 14, 1784 Revolutionary War ends when Congress ratifies Treaty of Paris |
History January 14, 1847 Conspiracy in New Mexico against US |
History January 14, 1860 House Committee of Thirty Three submits proposed amendment |
History January 14, 1891 General Miles reports on Sioux |
History January 14, 1894 Joseph Conrad returns to London |
History January 14, 1914 Henry Ford introduces assembly line for cars |
History January 14, 1915 South African troops occupy Swakopmund in German Southwest Africa |
History January 14, 1920 Dodge co-founder dies |
History January 14, 1936 L.M. (Mario) Giannini elected president of Bank of America |
History January 14, 1939 All coml ferry service to East Bay ends |
History January 14, 1942 Roosevelt ushers in Japanese-American internment |
History January 14, 1942 Anglo-American Combined Chiefs of Staff established |
History January 14, 1943 FDR becomes first president to travel by airplane on U.S. official business |
History January 14, 1943 Roosevelt and Churchill begin Casablanca Conference |
History January 14, 1952 Today show premiers |
History January 14, 1954 Marilyn Monroe marries Joe DiMaggio |
History January 14, 1963 George Wallace inaugurated as Alabama governor |
History January 14, 1964 Westmoreland appointed as Harkins' deputy |
History January 14, 1968 Operation Niagara launched |
History January 14, 1969 Explosion rocks USS Enterprise |
History January 14, 1969 Soyuz 4 is launched |
History January 14, 1970 Diana Ross and the Supremes perform their final concert |
History January 14, 1973 Undefeated Dolphins beat Redskins in Super Bowl VII |
History January 14, 1980 United Nations vote deplores Soviet intervention in Afghanistan |
History January 14, 1980 Gold prices soar |