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Historical Events on May 14

  • Louis XIV of France

    1643

    Four-year-old Louis XIV becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.

  • Philadelphia

    1787

    In Philadelphia, delegates convene a Constitutional Convention to write a new Constitution for the United States; George Washington presides.

  • American Civil War

    1863

    American Civil War: The Battle of Jackson takes place.

  • Virginia Woolf

    1925

    Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway is published.

  • Philippines

    1935

    The Philippines ratifies an independence agreement.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: Rotterdam is bombed by the German Luftwaffe.

  • Israel

    1948

    Israel is declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established. Immediately after the declaration, Israel is attacked by the neighboring Arab states, triggering the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

  • Cold War

    1955

    Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.

  • Civil Rights Movement

    1961

    Civil Rights Movement: The Freedom Riders bus is fire-bombed near Anniston, Alabama, and the civil rights protesters are beaten by an angry mob.

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