Articles by May, 2020

Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 14 September.

1. Salem Mass. is founded.
2. 1st lighthouse in US is lit (in Boston Harbor)
3. England and colonies adopt Gregorian calendar 11 days disappear.
4. Napoleon occupies Moscow.
5. Francis Scott Key inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner."
6. US troops capture Mexico City.
7. Typewriter ribbon patented
8. AP Giannini marries Clorinda Cuneo
9. Henry Bliss becomes 1st automobile fatality (NY)
10. Congress passes 1st peace time draft law
11. Yanks clinch pennant #13
12. Yanks clinch pennant #14
13. Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater
14. Giant's Bob Niemans 1st 2 at bats are homers
15. 1st prefrontal lobotomy performed Washington DC
16. Walt Disney awarded the Medal of Freedom at the White House
17. F-Troop premiers
18. Denny McLain 30th victory of the season
19. USSR's Zond 5 is launched on 1st circum lunar flight
20. Charles Kowal discovers Leda 13th satellite of Jupiter.
21. Entertainment Tonight premiers

These famous people were born on 14 September.

1. 1849 - Ivan Pavlov, Russian physiologist, pioneer in psychology
2. 1864 - Lord Cecil, of Chelwood, helped form League of Nations (Nobel 1937)
3. 1867 - Charles Dana Gibson, illustrator, drew "Gibson Girl"
4. 1879 - Margaret Sanger, feminist, nurse, birth control proponent
5. 1899 - Hal Wallis, movie producer
6. 1905 - Clayton Moore, (Lone Ranger)
7. 1913 - Jacobo Arbenz, president of Guatemala (1951-54); overthrown by CIA
8. 1920 - Kay Medford, in NY
9. 1928 - Albert Shanker, American labor leader
10. 1933 - Zoe Caldwell
11. 1934 - Kate Millett, writer, feminist (Sexual Politics)
12. 1938 - Nicol Williamson
13. 1940 - Merlin Olsen, NFL defensive tackle (Rams), sportscaster, Actor
14. 1944 - Joey Heatherton, in Rockville Center NY