October 14
1066 - The Normans, under William the Conqueror, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
1586 - Mary, Queen of Scots, went on trial in England, accused of committing treason against Queen Elizabeth I. (Mary was beheaded in February 1587.)
1910 - Aviator Claude Grahame-White flew his biplane over Washington, D.C. and landed it on West Executive Avenue, next to the White House.
1933 - Nazi Germany withdrew from the Geneva disarmament conference and the League of Nations.
1944 - German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took his own life rather than face trial and certain execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.
1947 - U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles "Chuck" Yeager became the first person to travel faster than the speed of sound.
1964 - Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in civil rights.
1968 - The first live telecast from a staffed U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7.
1981 - The new president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, was sworn in to succeed the assassinated Anwar Sadat.
1986 - Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1990 - Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein died in New York at age 72.
2008 - A grand jury in Orlando, Florida, returned charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter against Casey Anthony in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. (She was acquitted in July 2011.)
2012 - Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, at the age of 89, marked the 65th anniversary of his supersonic flight by smashing through the sound barrier again, this time in the backseat of an F-15 that took off from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
Birthdays
23 - Rowan Blanchard (actress)
25 - Addison Wingate (reality star)
27 - Nicole Jacky (reality star)
27 - Jensen Arnold (dancer)
30 - Jared Goff (football player)
36 - Christine Quinn (reality star)
37 - Jay Pharoah (actor/comedian)
46 - Usher (singer)
50 - Natalie Maines (singer)
57 - Stephen A. Smith (TV host)
58 - Steve Coogan (actor)
68 - Beth Daniel (golfer)
77 - Charlie Joiner (football player)
85 - Ralph Lauren (fashion designer)
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Today in Sports History - October 14
1905 - The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in five games to win the World Series.
1906 - The Chicago White Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series.
1908 - The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in five games to win the World Series.
1929 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs in five games to win the World Series.
1945 - The Chicago Cardinals ended the longest losing streak in NFL history. The team had lost 29 consecutive games.
1962 - George Blanda (Houston Oilers) threw six touchdown passes against the New York Titans.
1964 - In one of the greatest upsets in track and field history, little known American distance runner Billy Mills scores major upset by winning the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics; beats Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia by 0.4s; only American to ever win the event.
1965 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Minnesota Twins in seven games to win the World Series.
1970 - The Cleveland Cavaliers make their NBA debut with a 107-92 loss to the Buffalo Braves.
1979 - Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scores his first career NHL goal.
1984 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the San Diego Padres in five games to win the World Series.
1984 - George ‘Sparky’ Anderson became the first baseball manager to win 100 games and a World Series in both leagues.
1985 - The New York Jets retire Joe Namath's #12.
1986 - The International Olympic Committee announces they will begin staggering the Winter and Summer Olympic Games.
1990 - Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers) passed for 476 yards and six touchdowns. Five of the touchdowns were thrown to Jerry Rice.
2000 - Neil Parry had his right leg severely broken while playing on kickoff coverage during a game at UTEP. Nine days later his lower leg was amputated. Three years later he returned to football on one play with a prosthetic leg.
2003 - Fan Steve Bartman deflects the ball away from Chicago Cubs outfielder Moises Alou. The Cubs give up eight runs in the inning and lose to the Marlins 8-3, and the Bartman incident is seen as the turning point in the series.
2020 - The NFL cancels the annual Pro Bowl due to the COVID pandemic.
1066 - The Normans, under William the Conqueror, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings.
1586 - Mary, Queen of Scots, went on trial in England, accused of committing treason against Queen Elizabeth I. (Mary was beheaded in February 1587.)
1910 - Aviator Claude Grahame-White flew his biplane over Washington, D.C. and landed it on West Executive Avenue, next to the White House.
1933 - Nazi Germany withdrew from the Geneva disarmament conference and the League of Nations.
1944 - German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took his own life rather than face trial and certain execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler.
1947 - U.S. Air Force Capt. Charles "Chuck" Yeager became the first person to travel faster than the speed of sound.
1964 - Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in civil rights.
1968 - The first live telecast from a staffed U.S. spacecraft was transmitted from Apollo 7.
1981 - The new president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, was sworn in to succeed the assassinated Anwar Sadat.
1986 - Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.
1990 - Composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein died in New York at age 72.
2008 - A grand jury in Orlando, Florida, returned charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter against Casey Anthony in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. (She was acquitted in July 2011.)
2012 - Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, at the age of 89, marked the 65th anniversary of his supersonic flight by smashing through the sound barrier again, this time in the backseat of an F-15 that took off from Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.
Birthdays
23 - Rowan Blanchard (actress)
25 - Addison Wingate (reality star)
27 - Nicole Jacky (reality star)
27 - Jensen Arnold (dancer)
30 - Jared Goff (football player)
36 - Christine Quinn (reality star)
37 - Jay Pharoah (actor/comedian)
46 - Usher (singer)
50 - Natalie Maines (singer)
57 - Stephen A. Smith (TV host)
58 - Steve Coogan (actor)
68 - Beth Daniel (golfer)
77 - Charlie Joiner (football player)
85 - Ralph Lauren (fashion designer)
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Today in Sports History - October 14
1905 - The New York Giants defeated the Philadelphia Athletics in five games to win the World Series.
1906 - The Chicago White Sox defeated the Chicago Cubs in six games to win the World Series.
1908 - The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in five games to win the World Series.
1929 - The Philadelphia Athletics defeat the Chicago Cubs in five games to win the World Series.
1945 - The Chicago Cardinals ended the longest losing streak in NFL history. The team had lost 29 consecutive games.
1962 - George Blanda (Houston Oilers) threw six touchdown passes against the New York Titans.
1964 - In one of the greatest upsets in track and field history, little known American distance runner Billy Mills scores major upset by winning the 10,000m at the Tokyo Olympics; beats Mohammed Gammoudi of Tunisia by 0.4s; only American to ever win the event.
1965 - The Los Angeles Dodgers defeat the Minnesota Twins in seven games to win the World Series.
1970 - The Cleveland Cavaliers make their NBA debut with a 107-92 loss to the Buffalo Braves.
1979 - Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers scores his first career NHL goal.
1984 - The Detroit Tigers defeat the San Diego Padres in five games to win the World Series.
1984 - George ‘Sparky’ Anderson became the first baseball manager to win 100 games and a World Series in both leagues.
1985 - The New York Jets retire Joe Namath's #12.
1986 - The International Olympic Committee announces they will begin staggering the Winter and Summer Olympic Games.
1990 - Joe Montana (San Francisco 49ers) passed for 476 yards and six touchdowns. Five of the touchdowns were thrown to Jerry Rice.
2000 - Neil Parry had his right leg severely broken while playing on kickoff coverage during a game at UTEP. Nine days later his lower leg was amputated. Three years later he returned to football on one play with a prosthetic leg.
2003 - Fan Steve Bartman deflects the ball away from Chicago Cubs outfielder Moises Alou. The Cubs give up eight runs in the inning and lose to the Marlins 8-3, and the Bartman incident is seen as the turning point in the series.
2020 - The NFL cancels the annual Pro Bowl due to the COVID pandemic.
