OCTOBER 14 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for October 14
William Penn (1644-1718) - Founder of Pennsylvania.
Joe Start (1842-1927) - Baseball player who played a significant role in establishing rules for professional baseball.
John William Kendrick (1853-1924) - Engineer who was responsible for contemporary management and rules for the railroad.
Elwood Haynes (1857-1925) - Automotive pioneer who built one of first automobiles.
Julia A . Ames (1861-1891) - Author of children books, including The Little Sister (1887) and The Cradle of the Sky (1890).
Lillian Gish (1893-1993) - Silent film actress best known for her role in Birth of a Nation.
E. E. Cummings (1894-1962) - Famous poet whose works include I carry your heart with me... and Tulips & Chimneys.
Red McKenzie (1899-1948) - American jazz singer who played music with a comb and tissue-paper.
Lawrence Herkimer (1925-2015) - Inventor of the pom-pom and founder of the National Cheerleading Association.
Ralph Lauren (1939-Still Living) - Famous fashion designer and founder of Chaps and Polo Ralph Lauren.
David Ruprecht (1948-Still Living) - Game show host of Supermarket Sweep.
Harry Anderson (1952-2018) - Actor known for his role as Judge Harry Stone on Night Court.
A.J. Pero (1959-2015) - Drummer of Twisted Sister.
Isaac Mizrahi (1961-Still Living) - Fashion designer and TV host.
Natalie Maines (1974-Still Living) - Country music singer/musician of the The Chicks (formerly the Dixie Chicks).
Memorable Events for October 14
1656 - The first religious persecution occurs when the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony enacts legislation against the Quakers (Religious Society of Friends).
1774 - Representatives of 12 of the 13 colonies meet to form the First Continental Congress to begin denouncing the British Parliament in America.
1834 - Henry Blair becomes the first Black person to be granted a US patent for a corn planter.
1862 - Pitcher James Creighton ruptures bladder while hitting a home-run. Sadly he died a few days later.
1865 - The Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes sign peace treaty which results in both tribes being chased out Colorado.
1884 - George Eastman receives a patent for his new photographic film invention.
1908 - The Chicago Cubs (2) win the World Series against the Detroit Tigers (0).
1912 - Former President Theodore Roosevelt delivers a scheduled speech after being shot and wounded by John Flammang Schrank.
1922 - The first automated telephones are installed in New York City and Pennsylvania.
1922 - The shoe store Thom McAn opens in New York City.
1947 - Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound traveling approximately 700 mph.
1953 - President Eisenhower makes a promise to terminate any federal worker for taking the 5th Amendment when questioning whether they are affiliated with the communist party.
1958 - The District of Columbia Bar Association accepts Blacks as members of the bar for the first time in history.
1960 - President Kennedy suggests creating the Peace Corps during a speech at the University of Michigan.
1962 - The U.S. launches planes to locate missile launchers in Cuba.
1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent approach in racial inequality.
1964 - Bill Mills becomes the first American to win the 10,000 meter race.
1964 - Baseball legends Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle both hit home runs on back-to-back pitches.
1966 - About 175 U.S. airplanes bomb North Vietnam to officially mark their involvement in the Vietnam War.
1968 - NASA televises the first broadcast of astronauts in orbit.
1978 - Rescue from Gilligan's Island premiers on T.V.
1982 - President Reagan proclaims The War on Drugs.
2020 - A New York auction house sells a copy of William Shakespeare's First Folio $9.98 million.
2020 - Scientists create the first room-temperature superconductor.