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What happened in history on this day: June 14?
On June 14 in ...
- 1775 - The Continental Congress adopts the New England army as the Continental Army, and votes to raise ten companies of riflemen.
- 1777 - The American Continental Congress adopts a resolution stating that "the flag of the United States be thirteen alternate stripes red and white" and that "the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new Constellation."
- 1834 - Hardhat diving suit patented by Leonard Norcross, of Dixfield, Maine, USA.
- 1834 - Sandpaper patented by Isaac Fischer Junior, in Springfield, Vermont, USA.
- 1850 - Fire destroys part of San Francisco.
- 1863 - Battle of second Winchester, Virginia.
- 1864 - Battle of Pine Mount, General Leonidas Polk is killed in action.
- 1877 - In the USA, the first Flag Day observance is held on the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the Stars and Stripes.
- 1881 - Player piano is patented in USA by John McTammany, Junior, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- 1917 - US General John Pershing and his headquarters staff arrive in Paris, France.
- 1922 - US President Warren Harding is first US president to use radio, dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial in Baltimore, Maryland.
- 1923 - Ralph Peer of Okeh Records records Fiddlin' John Carson doing "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane", the beginning of the country music recording industry.
- 1928 - Republican National Convention in Kansas City nominates Herbert Hoover for US President.
- 1941 - Ground broken for Boeing Plant II (ex-AFLC Plant 13) Wichita, Kansas.
- 1942 - First bazooka rocket gun produced, in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
- 1951 - First commercial computer, Reminton Rand UNIVAC 1, enters service at US Census Bureau in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1952 - Keel laid for first nuclear powered submarine the USS Nautilus.
- 1954 - US President Dwight Eisenhower signs order adding words "under God" to the Pledge.
- 1959 - The Disneyland-Alweg Monorail System begins operation in Tomorrowland at Disneyland in California. It represents the first urban monorail system in the USA.
- 1959 - The Matterhorn Mountain with its Matterhorn Bobsleds ride opens in Fantasyland at Disneyland in California. It is the first thrill ride at Disneyland, and the first ride to use cylindrical rails and urethane wheels. The mountain is 147 feet high, 1/100th the height of the real Matterhorn mountain, and uses 2175 steel girders. Final cost of the attraction is US$1.5 million.
- 1961 - 106 degrees F, hottest temperature in San Francisco, California.
- 1962 - Anna Sleasers is first Boston Strangler victim.
- 1967 - Launch of Mariner V for Venus fly-by.
- 1983 - Fire kills five at a Ramada Inn in Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1989 - Ground-breaking begins in Minnesota on the world's largest mall.
- 2008 - The space shuttle Discovery returns to Earth after a 14-day mission, landing at Cape Canaveral, Florida. Among the returning is Garrett Reisman, after 95 days in space.
- 2020 - The US Supreme Court rules 6-3 on Bostock v. Clayton County that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits firing workers on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
- 2022 - New York's highest court rules an elephant is not legally considered a person.
Births on June 14
- 1855 - Birth of Robert Marion in La Follette, Wisconsin, USA; presidential candidate (Progressive).
- 1906 - Birth of Gil Lamb in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; actor (Hit Parade of 1947, Riding High).
- 1908 - Birth of John Scott Trotter in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; orchestra leader, musical director (Kraft Music Hall radio show, George Gobel Show TV show, Charlie Brown cartoon specials).
- 1909 - Birth of Burl Ives in Hunt, Illinois, USA; folk singer and actor (Wayfaring Stranger radio show, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, "The Blue Tail Fly", "A Holly Jolly Christmas", "A Little Bitty Tear", "Funny Way of Laughin'", "Call Me Mr. In-Between", Alias Smith and Jones TV show).
- 1916 - Birth of Dorothy McGuire in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; actress (Rich Man, Poor Man, Old Yeller, Summer Magic, Little Women, The Young and The Restless, St. Elsewhere, Highway to Heaven, The Love Boat).
- 1917 - Birth of Lash La Rue in Gretna, Louisiana, USA; cowboy actor (Lash of the West, Wyatt Earp).
- 1919 - Birth of Sam Wanamaker in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal).
- 1921 - Birth of Gene Barry in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Bat Masterson, Name of the Game, Burke's Law).
- 1931 - Birth of Marla Gibbs in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (Florence - The Jeffersons, Mary - 227).
- 1940 - Birth of Ben Davidson in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Rhino - Ball Four, Code R).
- 1940 - Birth of Jack Bannon in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Art - Lou Grant, Trauma Center).
- 1946 - Birth of Donald John Trump in Queens, New York, USA, to Fred C. Trump and Mary MacLeod; master builder (Trump Towers/Plaza/Castle), TV personality (The Apprentice).
- 1946 - Birth of Ralph McAllister Ingersol II in New York City, New York, USA; newspaper publisher.
- 1949 - Birth of Rochelle Firestone in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; actress (Hellhole).
- 1952 - Birth of Eddie Mekka in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; actor (Carmine - Laverne and Shirley).
- 1954 - Birth of Will Patton in Charleston, South Carolina, USA; actor (No Way Out, Ballzaire the Cajun, The Agency, Into the West, Numb3rs).
- 1958 - Birth of Eric Heiden in Wisconsin, USA; .5/1/1.5/5/10K speed skater (Olympic-5 golds-1980).
Deaths on June 14
- 1864 - Battle of Pine Mount, General Leonidas Polk is killed in action.
- 1962 - Anna Sleasers is first Boston Strangler victim.
- 1985 - TWA Flight 847, carrying 153 passengers from Athens, Greece to Rome, Italy, is hijacked by a Hezbollah fringe group. One passenger, U.S. Navy Petty Officer Robert Stethem, is killed.
- 1986 - Death of Marlin Perkins at age 81 of cancer near Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; zoologist, TV host (Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom TV show, Zoo Parade TV show).
- 1994 - Death of Henry Mancini at age 70 of liver and pancreatic cancer in Beverly Hills, California, USA; pianist, composer, orchestra leader (Glenn Miller-Tex Beneke orchestra, worked on over 100 films, "Moon River", "Days of Wine and Roses", Peter Gunn TV show theme, Pink Panther movie theme, over 90 albums, "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet" album (1969)).
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