Updated June 13, 2012, 2:28 pm
On June 14, 1982, Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands.
Go to article »On June 14, 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was born. Following her death on July 1, 1896, her obituary appeared in The Times.
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On This Date
By The Associated Press
1775 The United States Army was founded. 1777 The Continental Congress in Philadelphia adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag. 1811 Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was born in Litchfield, Conn. 1846 A group of U.S. settlers in Sonoma proclaimed the Republic of California. 1922 Warren G. Harding became the first president heard on radio, as Baltimore station WEAR broadcast his speech dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry. 1928 The Republican National Convention nominated Herbert Hoover for president. 1940 The Nazis opened a concentration camp at Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland. 1943 The Supreme Court ruled schoolchildren could not be compelled to salute the flag of the United States if doing so would conflict with their religious beliefs. 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed an order adding the words “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance. 1982 Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands. 1985 A 17-day hijack ordeal began when a pair of Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists seized TWA Flight 847 shortly after takeoff from Athens, Greece. 2002 American Roman Catholic bishops adopted a policy to bar sexually abusive clergy from face-to-face contact with parishioners but keep them in the priesthood. 2007 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared an emergency after the Hamas militant group effectively took control of the Gaza Strip. 2009 Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson broke Red Auerbach’s record by winning his 10th NBA title. Current Birthdays
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Actor Kevin McHale (“Glee”) turns 24 years old today.
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Tennis Hall of Famer Steffi Graf turns 43 years old today.
AP Photo/Jeff Bottari
1926 Don Newcombe, Baseball player, turns 86 1939 Steny Hoyer, U.S. representative, D-Md., turns 73 1943 Jim Sensenbrenner, U.S. representative, R-Wis., turns 69 1945 Rod Argent, Rock singer (The Zombies), turns 67 1946 Janet Lennon, Singer (The Lennon Sisters), turns 66 1946 Donald Trump, Real estate developer, TV personality, turns 66 1947 Barry Melton, Rock musician (Country Joe and the Fish), turns 65 1952 Eddie Mekka, Actor (“Laverne and Shirley”), turns 60 1952 Pat Summitt, Basketball coach, turns 60 1954 Will Patton, Actor, turns 58 1958 Eric Heiden, Olympic gold-medal speed skater, turns 54 1961 Boy George, Singer (Culture Club), turns 51 1966 Traylor Howard, Actress (“Monk”), turns 46 1968 Yasmine Bleeth, Actress, turns 44 1968 Faizon Love, Actor, turns 44 1978 Diablo Cody, Screenwriter (“Juno”), turns 34
Historic Birthdays
Harriet Beecher Stowe 6/14/1811 – 7/1/1896 American author; wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”.Go to obituary »
70 Charles-Augustin de Coulomb 6/14/1736 – 8/23/1806
French physicist85 John Bartlett 6/14/1820 – 12/3/1905
American editor of “Familiar Quotations”69 Vasile Alecsandri 6/14/1821 – 8/22/1890
Romanian lyric poet and dramatist70 Robert La Follette 6/14/1855 – 6/18/1925
American politician; Wisconsin governor (1901-6), U.S. Senator (1906-25)75 Karl Landsteiner 6/14/1868 – 6/26/1943
Austrian-born immunologist and pathologist72 Edward Bowes 6/14/1874 – 6/14/1946
American radio personality61 John McCormack 6/14/1884 – 9/16/1945
Irish tenor67 Margaret Bourke-White 6/14/1904 – 8/27/1971
American photojournalist39 Che Guevara 6/14/1928 – 10/9/1967
Argentine communist tactician of guerrilla warfare57 Jerzy Kosinski 6/14/1933 – 5/3/1991
Polish-born American writer
