Historical Events for 14th August 2022

[CoM Moderators]

1457 - Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg)
1873 - "Field and Stream" begins publishing
1919 - Chicago White Sox outfielder Happy Felsch ties MLB record of 4 outfield assists in a game in 15-6 loss to Boston Red Sox
1944 - Operation Tractable: new Canadian offensive
1968 - Montreal Expos officially become a member of NL
1974 - Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold
1982 - Pete Rose (Phillies) 12,365 at bat sets record (passes Aaron)
1993 - Reggie Jackson Day - NY Yanks retire 13th # (#44)
1994 - Terrorist "Carlos" arrested in Khartoum, Sudan
1995 - "Battle of Brit Pop" rival bands Oasis (Roll with It) and Blur (Country House) release singles on the same day

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[+ Charlie]

19 hours ago, CoM Moderators said:

1457 - Oldest known exactly dated printed book (c 3 years after Gutenberg)
1873 - "Field and Stream" begins publishing
1919 - Chicago White Sox outfielder Happy Felsch ties MLB record of 4 outfield assists in a game in 15-6 loss to Boston Red Sox
1944 - Operation Tractable: new Canadian offensive
1968 - Montreal Expos officially become a member of NL
1974 - Congress authorizes US citizens to own gold
1982 - Pete Rose (Phillies) 12,365 at bat sets record (passes Aaron)
1993 - Reggie Jackson Day - NY Yanks retire 13th # (#44)
1994 - Terrorist "Carlos" arrested in Khartoum, Sudan
1995 - "Battle of Brit Pop" rival bands Oasis (Roll with It) and Blur (Country House) release singles on the same day

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How could they include that on August 14,1968, the Montreal Expos joined the National League, and leave out that on the same day Charlie met met his future spouse?! (And we stayed together longer than the Expos stayed in Montreal.)

Edited August 14, 2022 by Charlie