The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Date: December 14, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Thomas W. Lawson, the largest ever ship without a heat engine, runs aground and founders near the Hellweather's Reef within the Isles of Scilly in a gale. The pilot and 15 seamen die. Date: December 14, 1907 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in…
New South Wales Premier Charles Wade signs the Seat of Government Surrender Act 1909, formally completing the transfer of State land to the Commonwealth to create the Australian Capital Territory. Date: December 14, 1909 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1909 📅 On This…
Roald Amundsen's team, comprising himself, Olav Bjaaland, Helmer Hanssen, Sverre Hassel, and Oscar Wisting, becomes the first to reach the South Pole. Date: December 14, 1911 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1911 📅 On This Day (Today)
Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II. Date: December 14, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
Lisandro de la Torre and others found the Democratic Progressive Party (Partido Demócrata Progresista, PDP) at the Hotel Savoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Date: December 14, 1914 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1914 📅 On This Day (Today)
Giacomo Puccini's comic opera Gianni Schicchi premieres at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Date: December 14, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 1918 United Kingdom general election occurs, the first where women were permitted to vote. In Ireland the Irish republican political party Sinn Féin wins a landslide victory with nearly 47% of the popular vote. Date: December 14, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day…
Portuguese President Sidónio Pais is assassinated. Date: December 14, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)
Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King of Finland, renounces the throne. Date: December 14, 1918 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 14 📅 Events on this day in 1918 📅 On This Day (Today)