This Day In History

October 14th

1066  King Harold II of England is defeated by the Norman forces of William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings.
1912  US Presidential candidate Theodore Roosevelt is shot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin just before speech by anarchist William Schrenk.  The bullet was mostly absorbed by a huge manuscript in his breast pocket and only suffered a minor injury. 
1944  Athens, the capital of Greece is liberated by British during World War II.
1964  Afro-American civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace.

1890  34th US President & 5-Star General Dwight David Ike Eisenhower
1894  e e (Edward Estlin) cummings
1896  Actress Lillian Gish (born name de Guiche)
1928  Actor Roger (George Roger) Moore
1939  Designr Ralph Lauren (birth name Lifshitz)
1946  Guitarist Justin Hayward
1952  Comedian Harry Anderson

1961

• Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles

• Crying - Roy Orbison

• Runaround Sue - Dion

• Walk on By - Leroy Van Dyke

1969

• Sugar, Sugar - The Archies

• Jean - Oliver

• Everybody's Talkin' - Nilsson

• Since I Met You, Baby - Sonny James

1977

• Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band - Meco

• You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone

• Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon

• Heaven's Just a Sin Away - The Kendalls

1985

• Oh Sheila - Ready for the World

• Take on Me - a-ha

• Saving All My Love for You - Whitney Houston

• Meet Me in Montana - Marie Osmond with Dan Seals

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