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14 January, 2005
Landing of the Huygens probe on Saturns moon Titan.
14 January, 2004
The national flag of Georgia, the so-called "five cross flag", was restored to official use after a hiatus of some 500 years.
14 January, 2000
A United Nations tribunal sentences five Bosnian Croats to up to 25 years for the 1993 killing of over 100 Muslims in a Bosnian village.
14 January, 2000
The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches a record high of 11,722.98.
14 January, 1998
Researchers in Dallas, Texas present findings about an enzyme that slows aging and cell death (apoptosis).
14 January, 1998
An Afghan cargo plane crashes into a mountain in southwest Pakistan killing more than 50 people.
14 January, 1994
U.S. President Bill Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin sign the Kremlin accords.
14 January, 1975
Teenage heiress Lesley Whittle is kidnapped by Donald Neilson, aka "the Black Panther".
14 January, 1973
Super Bowl VII: The Miami Dolphins defeat the Washington Redskins. The Dolphins become the first NFL team to go undefeated in a season.
14 January, 1972
Queen Margrethe II of Denmark ascends the throne, the first Queen of Denmark since 1412 and the first Danish monarch not named Frederick or Christian since 1513.
14 January, 1969
An explosion aboard the USS Enterprise near Hawaii kills 27 people.
14 January, 1967
Counterculture of the 1960s: The Human Be-In, takes place in San Franciscos Golden Gate Park, launching the Summer of Love. Between 20,000 to 30,000 people attend.
14 January, 1954
The Hudson Motor Car Company merges with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming the American Motors Corporation.
14 January, 1953
President Josip Broz Tito is elected president of Yugoslavia.
14 January, 1952
The Today Show, the first morning/breakfast television show premieres on NBC.
14 January, 1951
The National Football League has its first Pro Bowl Game (Los Angeles, California).
14 January, 1950
The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.
14 January, 1943
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
14 January, 1943
Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel via airplane while in office (Miami, Florida to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill to discuss World War II).
14 January, 1938
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica.
14 January, 1913
First Balkan War: The Greek army defeats the Turks at Bizani.
14 January, 1907
An earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica kills more than 1,000.
14 January, 1858
Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt.
14 January, 1832
American author Edgar Allan Poe publishes his first short story, "Metzengerstein".
14 January, 1822
Greek War of Independence: Acrocorinth is captured by Theodoros Kolokotronis and Demetrius Ypsilanti.
14 January, 1814
Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden in return for Pomerania.
14 January, 1784
American Revolutionary War: The United States ratifies a peace treaty with England.
14 January, 1761
The Third Battle of Panipat was fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marhatas. The Afghan victory changed the course of Indian History.
14 January, 1724
King Philip V of Spain abdicates the throne.
14 January, 1639
The "Fundamental Orders", the first written constitution that created a government, is adopted in Connecticut.
14 January, 1539
Spain annexes Cuba.
14 January, 1514
Pope Leo X issues a papal bull against slavery.
14 January, 1501
Martin Luther, 17, enters the University of Erfurt.
14 January, 1301
Andrew III of Hungary dies, ending the Arpad dynasty in Hungary.
14 January, 1129
Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes.

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