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What happened on October 14 in American history
October 14 is the 287th day of the year (the 288th in leap years). Patriot Compass has published 6 stories from October 14 spanning 1774 to 1968. Among them: in 1774, Congress declares Parliament's acts void; delegates demand the king repeal them; and in 1943, Sixty B-17s go down over Schweinfurt; the Eighth Air Force loses the sky over Germany.
1774
Congress declares Parliament's acts void; delegates demand the king repeal them
Twelve colonies agree on a list of rights Parliament has no power to touch.
1943
Sixty B-17s go down over Schweinfurt; the Eighth Air Force loses the sky over Germany
Of 291 Flying Fortresses sent to hit the ball bearing works, 650 airmen did not come home.
1947Member story · 1776 Club
Yeager pushes past Mach 1; two broken ribs and a broom handle sealed the hatch
The Air Force kept it secret for nearly eight months while the X-1 sat under a tarp named for his wife.
1962
A U-2 camera finds Soviet missiles ninety miles from Florida
The film still has to be developed and read before Washington even knows what it has.
1964Member story · 1776 Club
Oslo names King, 35, the Nobel Peace laureate for nonviolent struggle
The Norwegian Nobel Committee cites his campaign against segregation, making him the youngest man yet to win the prize.
1968Member story · 1776 Club
From orbit, astronauts go live: "From the Lovely Apollo Room high atop everything"
Three days into the first crewed Apollo flight, Schirra's crew beams the first live TV picture home from an American spacecraft.
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