Today in History

    What happened on the 14th of May in history?

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    • 1607
      1st English NA settlement (Jamestown - Va)
    • 1811
      Paraguay gains independence from Spain (Natl Day)
    • 1853
      Gail Borden applies for patent for condensed milk
    • 1874
      Harvard & McGill play 1st game of American football
    • 1903
      President Theodore Roosevelt visits SF
    • 1935
      LA's Griffith Planetarium opens - 3rd in US
    • 1942
      US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) founded
    • 1948
      PM David Ben-Gurion establishes State of Israel
    • 1955
      Warsaw Pact formed
    • 1967
      Mickey Mantle's 500th HR off Oriole's Stu Miller
    • 1973
      US launches space station Skylab 1
    • 1980
      Bucky Dent hits an inside the park HR - Royals walk 14 Yanks including 5 with bases loaded - Yanks win 16-3
    • 1981
      Soyuz 40 is launched - 1st Rumanian in space
    • 1983
      Oilers 1-Isles 5 - Stanley Cup- Isles hold 3-0 lead