Historical Events for 14th July 2024

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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

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