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