All Events

Historical Events on December 14

  • Alabama

    1819

    Alabama becomes the 22nd U.S. state.

  • Commercial Pacific Cable Company

    1902

    The Commercial Pacific Cable Company lays the first Pacific telegraph cable, from San Francisco to Honolulu.

  • Soviet Union

    1939

    Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.

  • Thailand

    1941

    World War II: Japan signs a treaty of alliance with Thailand.

  • Baldwin Hills Reservoir

    1963

    The dam containing the Baldwin Hills Reservoir bursts, killing five people and damaging hundreds of homes in Los Angeles, California.

  • Three Gorges Dam

    1994

    Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river.

  • Pervez Musharraf

    2003

    Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

  • Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting

    2012

    Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.

  • 2013 South Sudanese coup d'état attempt

    2013

    A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties.

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Famous Birthdays on December 14

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Famous Deaths on December 14

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