14TH
NOVEMBER
FEAST DAY OF
"ST LAURENCE O’TOOLE; ST ADEOTUS
ARIBERT; ST NICHOLAS TAVELIC; ST DUBRICIUS OR DYFRIG; ST STEPHEN OF COMO; & ST PETER
OF NARBONNE." |
| 14TH |
1832 |
THE WORLD’S FIRST TRAM, A HORSE-DRAWN VEHICLE NAMED
"JOHN MASON" WENT INTO OPERATION IN NEW YORK. |
| 14TH |
1850 |
THE BANK OF NSW OPENS A BRANCH IN
BRISBANE; THE FIRST BANK IN BRISBANE. |
| 14TH |
1868 |
A "MR CALVERT" OF SAPLING POINT, NSW, CLAIMS HE
ENCOUNTERED A BUNYIP IN A RIVER NEAR HIS HOME. |
| 14TH |
1881 |
"CHARLES J. GUITEAU" WENT ON
TRIAL FOR "PRESIDENT GARFIELD’S" ASSASSINATION. |
| 14TH |
1884 |
LAND & INCOME TAXES INTRODUCED IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA. |
| 14TH |
1896 |
THE SPEED LIMIT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES IN
BRITAIN WAS RAISED FROM 4mph TO 14mph. |
| 14TH |
1910 |
THE FIRST AIRPLANE FLIGHT FROM THE DECK OF A SHIP, AT
NORFOLK, VANCOUVER. |
| 14TH |
1922 |
THE BBC BEGAN DOMESTIC RADIO
BROADCASTS. |
| 14TH |
1940 |
ENEMY BOMBING OVER ENGLAND DESTROYED COVENTRY’S MEDIEVAL
CATHEDRAL. |
| 14TH |
1952 |
"NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS"
PUBLISHED BRITAINS FIRST POP SINGLES CHART. |
| 14TH |
1960 |
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE AT HIGH SPEED IN CZECHOSLAVAKIA,
KILLING 110. |
| 14TH |
1963 |
ERUPTION OF AN UNDERWATER VOLCANO
CREATED THE ISLAND OF ‘SURTSEY’ OFF ICELAND. |
| 14TH |
1968 |
"MISS AUSTRALIA," 18 YEAR OLD LIBRARIAN,
"PENELOPE PLUMMER" WAS JUDGED WINNER OF THE "MISS WORLD" COMPETITION. |
| 14TH |
1969 |
‘APOLLO 12’ IS
LAUNCHED FOR THE 2ND MANNED MOON LANDING. |
| 14TH |
1973 |
ENGLISH SOCCER PLAYER "BOBBY MOORE" MADE HIS 108th
& FINAL APPEARANCE FOR HIS COUNTRY. |
| 14TH |
1973 |
BRITAIN’S "PRINCESS
ANNE" MARRIED COMMONER, "CAPTAIN MARK PHILLIPS." |
| 14TH |
1994 |
THE FIRST FARE PAYING PASSENGERS TRAVELLED THROUGH THE
CHANNEL TUNNEL LINKING ENGLAND AND FRANCE. |
| 14TH |
1996 |
FOUR MINERS DIED WHEN WATER POURED IN
FROM AN OLD COLLIERY AT NEWCASTLE. |
| 14TH |
1998 |
ACTRESS "CARMEN ELECTRA" & "DENNIS
RODMAN" MARRY. |
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