The Most Notable Moments in History on December 14

In this video, we'll take a look at some of the most notable moments in history on December 14th. We'll discuss the Napoleon in Russia, the Wright Brothers, and more. If you're interested in learning more about these important events, be sure to watch this video!

1542 Princess Mary Stuart succeeds her father James V and becomes Queen Mary I of Scotland at 6 days old
1751 The first military academy in the world, the Theresian Military Academy, is founded in Austria
1774 First incident of American Revolution - 400 New Hampshire militiamen successfully attack Fort William and Mary
1782 Charleston, South Carolina evacuated by the British
1793 1st state road authorized, Frankfort, Kentucky, to Cincinnati
1812 The French invasion of Russia, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, officially ends with the French having lost as many as 530,000 people
1819 Alabama admitted to Union as 22nd state
1836 The Toledo War unofficially ends, boundary dispute between Ohio state and territory of Michigan
1849 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert in Boston
1862 Battle of Kinston, fought in Lenoir County, North Carolina begins (Goldsboro Expedition), Union victory (US Civil War)
1901 1st table tennis tournament is held at the London Royal Aquarium
1903 The Wright brothers attempt to fly the Wright Flyer for the first time at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
1911 Norwegian Roald Amundsen's Antarctic expedition is the 1st to reach the South Pole
1914 US President Woodrow Wilson signs Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, to regulate and tax production, importation, and distribution of opiates and coca products
1916 America's first board certified doctors are named by the American Board of Ophthalmology following an examination at the University of Tennessee Medical School in Memphis, Tennessee
1944 US Congress establishes rank of General of Army (5-star General)
1962 Mariner 2 makes 1st US fly-by of another planet (Venus)
1967 DNA created in a test tube
1969 Jackson Five make their 1st appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show"
1980 At 2 PM EST there is 10 minutes of silence in memory of John Lennon
1984 Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football
1986 Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan & Jeana Yeager, takes off from Edwards AFB, California on 1st non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world
1988 US agrees to talk to Palestine Liberation Org for the 1st time in 13 yrs
2003 US President George W. Bush announces the capture of Saddam Hussein
2008 President George W. Bush make his fourth and final trip to Iraq as president and is almost struck by two shoes thrown at him by Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi during a farewell conference in Baghdad
2015 "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" directed by J.J. Abrams and starring Daisy Ridley, John Boyega and Harrison Ford has its world premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles
2016 Amazon announces its 1st delivery by drone 2 km from their warehouse in the UK
2017 The Walt Disney Company buys most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion
2017 US media regulator the Federal Communications Commission votes to end net neutrality
2019 Bel Air mansion featured in TV series "The Beverly Hillbillies" sells for $150 million, becoming California's most expensive property
2020 US Electoral College votes 306-232 to officially affirm Joe Biden's presidential election victory