ON THIS DAY - 14 NOVEMBER 867 – Rome – Adrian II became Pope. 1834 – UK – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington became Prime Minister (Tory). 1918 – Czechoslovakia – Became a republic. 1921 – Spain – Communist Party founded. 1922 – UK – BBC began radio service. 1940 – UK – Coventry heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers, Cathedral almost completely destroyed. 1945 – Bolivia (Plurinational State of) & Ethiopia – Joined the United Nations. 1969 – USA – Apollo 12 launched. 1970 – USA – Souhern Airways Flight 932 crashed near Huntington, West Virginia, 75 killed. 1973 – UK – Princess Anne married Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey. 1991 – USA – Gunman in Royal Oak, Michigan, 4 killed. 2001 – China – Earthquake measuring 7.8Mw, epicentre in Qinghai. 2005 – Japan – Earthquake measuring 7.0Mw, epicentre off coast of Honshu. 2007 – Chile – Earthquake measuring 7.7Mw, epicentre in Antofagasta, 2 killed.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 08:47:47 +0000
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