May 14th, 2014. Have you ever wondered what events took place in history on this date ? Well wonder no more, here are a few relating to Britain and the USA. 1264 - Battle of Lewes, 2nd Barons War: Simon de Montfort the younger, Earl of Leicester, defeats English King Henry III. 1607 - 1st permanent English settlement in New World, Jamestown, Va. 1702 - England & Netherlands declare war on France & Spain. 1767 - British government disbands Americans import duty on tea. 1796 - English country doctor Edward Jenner administered the first inoculation against smallpox, using cowpox pus, in Berkeley, Gloucestershire. 1804 - Lewis & Clark set out from St Louis for Pacific Coast. 1908 - 1st passenger flight in an airplane. 1944 - Gen Rommel, Speidel & von Stulpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler. 1949 - Harry Truman signs bill establishing a rocket test range at Cape Canaveral. 1961 - Bus with 1st group of Freedom Riders bombed & burned in Alabama. 2012 - Stanford University scientists develop prototype bionic eye
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 17:09:32 +0000
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