On November 14. 1862, the President Abraham Lincoln approves General Ambrose Burnside's plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg. source
On November 14. 1862, the President Abraham Lincoln approves General Ambrose Burnside's plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg.
On November 14.1851 ; Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA. source
On November 14.1851 ; Moby-Dick, a novel by Herman Melville, is published in the USA.
On November 14.1910 ; Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He took off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher. source
On November 14.1910 ; Aviator Eugene Burton Ely performs the first takeoff from a ship in Hampton Roads, Virginia. He took off from a makeshift deck on the USS Birmingham in a Curtiss pusher.
On November 14.1918 ; Czechoslovakia becomes a republic. source
On November 14.1918 ; Czechoslovakia becomes a republic.
On November 14.1938 ; The Lions Gate Bridge (a National Historic Site of Canada) connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic. source
On November 14.1938 ; The Lions Gate Bridge (a National Historic Site of Canada) connecting Vancouver to the North Shore region, opens to traffic.
On November 14.1940 ; World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed. source
On November 14.1940 ; World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.
On November 14.1952 ; The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express. source
On November 14.1952 ; The first regular UK Singles Chart published by the New Musical Express.
On November 14.1973 ; In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey. source
On November 14.1973 ; In the United Kingdom, Princess Anne marries Captain Mark Phillips, in Westminster Abbey.
On November 14.1991 ; Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile. source
On November 14.1991 ; Cambodian Prince Norodom Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh after thirteen years of exile.
On November 14.2008 ; The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C. source
On November 14.2008 ; The first G-20 economic summit opens in Washington, D.C.
Charles Lyell was born 14 November 1797 in Scotland about 15 miles north of Dundee in Kinnordy, near Kirriemuir in Forfarshire (now Angus). source
Charles Lyell was born 14 November 1797 in Scotland about 15 miles north of Dundee in Kinnordy, near Kirriemuir in Forfarshire (now Angus).
