1773 – The first recorded ministry of education, the Commission of National Education, was formed in Poland.
1806 – Battle of Jena-Auerstedt: French forces under Napoleon secure a decisive victory over the Prussians, effectively eliminating Prussia from the War of the Fourth Coalition after only nineteen days of fighting.
1926 – The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was first published.
1947 - Flying at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13.7 km) in an experimental Bell X-1 rocket-powered aircraft, American test pilot Chuck Yeager (pictured) became the first person to break the sound barrier.
1981 – Hosni Mubarak was elected President of Egypt, one week after Anwar Sadat was assassinated.
1946 - Netherlands and Indonesia sign cease fire.
1958 - The U.S. conducts an underground nuclear weapon test at the Nevada Test Site.
1968 - First live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft Apollo 7.
1994 - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
1998 - Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with 6 bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
1978 - Usher, American singer and actor was born
Complete list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_14#Events
1806 – Battle of Jena-Auerstedt: French forces under Napoleon secure a decisive victory over the Prussians, effectively eliminating Prussia from the War of the Fourth Coalition after only nineteen days of fighting.
1926 – The first book featuring English author A. A. Milne's fictional bear Winnie-the-Pooh was first published.
1947 - Flying at an altitude of 45,000 ft (13.7 km) in an experimental Bell X-1 rocket-powered aircraft, American test pilot Chuck Yeager (pictured) became the first person to break the sound barrier.
1981 – Hosni Mubarak was elected President of Egypt, one week after Anwar Sadat was assassinated.
1946 - Netherlands and Indonesia sign cease fire.
1958 - The U.S. conducts an underground nuclear weapon test at the Nevada Test Site.
1968 - First live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft Apollo 7.
1994 - Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
1998 - Eric Robert Rudolph is charged with 6 bombings including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
1978 - Usher, American singer and actor was born
Complete list: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_14#Events
