July 14
1789 - The storming and destruction of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
1798 - Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the U.S. government.
1881 - Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias Billy the Kid, was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
1912 - Folk singer and songwriter Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma.
1913 - Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska. (His mother's second husband later adopted and renamed him.)
1921 - In one of the most controversial cases in U.S. history, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Massachusetts of killing a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (They were executed in 1927.)
1933 - All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.
1958 - The army of Iraq overthrew the monarchy.
1965 - The American space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars, sending back photographs of the planet.
1966 - Eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory.
1967 - Eddie Matthews of the Houston Astros hit his 500th home run.
1976 - Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in New York City.
1999 - Race-based school busing in Boston ended after 25 years.
2003 - Journalist Robert Novak identified Valerie Plame as a CIA operative in his newspaper column, citing two Bush administration officials.
2004 - The Senate voted 50-48 against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Birthdays
26 - Sean Flynn (actor)
27 - Conor McGregor (MMA fighter)
29 - Peta Murgatroyd (dancer)
30 - Darrelle Revis (football player)
49 - Matthew Fox (actor)
55 - Jane Lynch (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 14
1953 - The National League won the All-Star Game 5-1 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
1970 - The National League won the All-Star Game 5-4 in 12 innings at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox was named MVP.
1987 - The National League won the All-Star Game 2-0 in 13 innings at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. Tim Raines of the Montreal Expos was named MVP.
1992 - The American League won the All-Star Game 13-6 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners was named MVP.
1999 - Major league umpires voted to resign and not work the final month of the season.
2009 - The American League won the All-Star Game 4-3 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays was named MVP.
1789 - The storming and destruction of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French Revolution.
1798 - Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the U.S. government.
1881 - Outlaw William H. Bonney Jr., alias Billy the Kid, was shot and killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
1912 - Folk singer and songwriter Woody Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma.
1913 - Gerald R. Ford, the 38th president of the United States, was born Leslie Lynch King Jr. in Omaha, Nebraska. (His mother's second husband later adopted and renamed him.)
1921 - In one of the most controversial cases in U.S. history, anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were convicted in Dedham, Massachusetts of killing a shoe company paymaster and his guard. (They were executed in 1927.)
1933 - All German political parties except the Nazi Party were outlawed.
1958 - The army of Iraq overthrew the monarchy.
1965 - The American space probe Mariner 4 flew by Mars, sending back photographs of the planet.
1966 - Eight student nurses were murdered by Richard Speck in a Chicago dormitory.
1967 - Eddie Matthews of the Houston Astros hit his 500th home run.
1976 - Jimmy Carter won the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in New York City.
1999 - Race-based school busing in Boston ended after 25 years.
2003 - Journalist Robert Novak identified Valerie Plame as a CIA operative in his newspaper column, citing two Bush administration officials.
2004 - The Senate voted 50-48 against a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.
Birthdays
26 - Sean Flynn (actor)
27 - Conor McGregor (MMA fighter)
29 - Peta Murgatroyd (dancer)
30 - Darrelle Revis (football player)
49 - Matthew Fox (actor)
55 - Jane Lynch (actress)
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Today in Sports History - July 14
1953 - The National League won the All-Star Game 5-1 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
1970 - The National League won the All-Star Game 5-4 in 12 innings at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Carl Yastrzemski of the Boston Red Sox was named MVP.
1987 - The National League won the All-Star Game 2-0 in 13 innings at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium. Tim Raines of the Montreal Expos was named MVP.
1992 - The American League won the All-Star Game 13-6 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego. Ken Griffey Jr. of the Seattle Mariners was named MVP.
1999 - Major league umpires voted to resign and not work the final month of the season.
2009 - The American League won the All-Star Game 4-3 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays was named MVP.
