CoM Moderators Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 1845 - 1st postmasters' provisional stamps issued, NYC 1876 - British battleship HMS Thunderer boiler explodes during full-power sea trial near Portsmouth, England; 45 sailors killed and 40 injured 1916 - St Louis Brown Ernie Koob pitches all 17 innings for 14 hits in a 0-0 tie vs Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park 1946 - Dr Benjamin Spock's "Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" published 1950 - RE Wayne awarded 1st Distinguished Flying Cross in Korea 1956 - Boston Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0 at Fenway Park, Boston 1967 - Houston Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th HR, off SF Giant Juan Marichal 1969 - "Easy Rider", directed by Dennis Hopper, starring himself, Peter Fonda and Jack Nicholson, is released 1993 - Aeroflot starts non-stop flights between Moscow and NY 1997 - Bomb in Algiers kills 21 and wounds 40 More Historical Events » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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