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14 May 2023
Loreen claimed victory for Sweden at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest with her song 'Tattoo.'
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14 May 2013
Dan Brown released his fourth novel in the Da Vinci Code series, Inferno, which became an instant success.
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14 May 1986
The Netherlands Institute for War Documentation published Anne Frank's complete diary.
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14 May 1979
The rockumentary film featuring The Who titled 'Kids Are All Right' premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
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14 May 1973
The USA's first space station, Skylab, was launched into Earth's orbit.
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14 May 1970
The Red Army Faction (RAF) begins operations.
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14 May 1964
Underground America Day was first observed, which recognizes the approximately 6,000 people who live in some form of underground architecture across North America.
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14 May 1955
The Warsaw Pact is established.
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14 May 1951
The Talyllyn Railway in Wales became the first railway line in the world to be run solely by volunteers.
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14 May 1948
Israel declared independence from the British administration.
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14 May 1942
The US Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) was formed.
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14 May 1938
The Adventures of Robin Hood, directed by Michael Curtiz, William Keighley, and starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland, was released.
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14 May 1932
We Want Beer! parade was held.
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14 May 1918
The ban on Sunday baseball was lifted in Washington, D.C., making it the 3rd city to do so.
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14 May 1796
Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, gave the first vaccination against smallpox.
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14 May 1787
Delegates started to gather in Philadelphia to draw up the US constitution.
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14 May 1607
Settlers funded by the Virginia Company of London established Jamestown.
