All Events

Historical Events on November 14

  • Napoleonic Wars

    1812

    Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Smoliani, French Marshals Victor & Oudinot defeated by Wittgenstein.

  • American Civil War

    1862

    American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln approves General Ambrose Burnside's plan to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, leading to the Battle of Fredericksburg.

  • World War II

    1940

    World War II: In England, Coventry is heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers. Coventry Cathedral is almost completely destroyed.

  • Vietnam War

    1965

    Vietnam War: The Battle of Ia Drang begins: The first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.

  • Apollo program

    1969

    Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 12, the second crewed mission to the surface of the Moon.

  • Soviet Union

    1970

    Soviet Union enters ICAO, making Russian the fourth official language of organization.

  • Democratic Party (United States)

    1995

    A budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Congress forces the federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums and to run most government offices with skeleton staffs.

  • War in Afghanistan (2001-14)

    2001

    War in Afghanistan: Afghan Northern Alliance fighters take over the capital Kabul.

  • Israel

    2012

    Israel launches a major military operation in the Gaza Strip, as hostilities with Hamas escalate.

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