Saturday 13 October 2012

TODAY IN HISTORY [14th October]

Lead Story
Yeager breaks sound barrier, 1947
American Revolution
Patriots sting Loyalists at Shallow Ford, North Carolina, 1780
Automotive
Elwood Haynes, "Grandsire of Gasoline Cars," is born, 1857
Civil War
Union repels Rebels at the Battle of Bristoe Station, 1863
Cold War
The Cuban Missile Crisis begins, 1962
Crime
Trial begins in Amityville murders, 1975
Disaster
Coal miners die in Wales, 1913
General Interest
The Battle of Hastings, 1066
Theodore Roosevelt shot in Milwaukee, 1912
King wins Nobel Peace Prize, 1964
Hollywood
Pulp Fiction debuts, 1994
Literary
Victor Hugo marries Adele Foucher, 1822
Music
"Wake Up Little Susie" becomes the Everly Brothers' first #1 hit, 1957
Old West
Ralph Lauren, designer of popular western-style clothing, is born in New York, 1939
Presidential
Dwight D. Eisenhower is born, 1890
Sports
Steve Bartman catches ball, 2003
Vietnam War
Khrushchev ousted as premier of Soviet Union, 1964
U.S. servicemen sent to Vietnam for second tours, 1968
World War I
Adolf Hitler wounded in British gas attack, 1918
World War II
"The Desert Fox" commits suicide, 1944

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