On This Day in History - March 14 |
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What Happened On This Day In History - March 14 |
1629 March 14
1629-03-14
A Royal charter is granted to the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1647 March 14
1647-03-14
Thirty Years War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
1931 March 14
1931-03-14
Alam Ara, Indias first talkie film, is released.
1939 March 14
1939-03-14
Slovakia declares independence under German pressure.
1945 March 14
1945-03-14
World War II – The R.A.F. first operational use of the Grand Slam bomb, Bielefeld, Germany.
1951 March 14
1951-03-14
Korean War: For the second time, United Nations troops recapture Seoul.
1972 March 14
1972-03-14
Sterling Airways Flight 296 crashed near Kalba in the United Arab Emirates. All 112 passengers and crew were killed.
1994 March 14
1994-03-14
Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.
1995 March 14
1995-03-14
Space Exploration: Astronaut Norman Thagard becomes the first American astronaut to ride to space on-board a Russian launch vehicle.
2007 March 14
2007-03-14
The Left Front government of West Bengal sends at least 3,000 police to Nandigram in an attempt to break Bhumi Uchhed Pratirodh Committee resistance there; the resulting clash leaves 14 dead.
2008 March 14
2008-03-14
A series of riots, protests, and demonstrations erupted in Lhasa and elsewhere in Tibet.