FRIDAY, June 14, 2024

1775-U.S. Army founded

1850-Fire destroys part of San Francisco

1931-French "St Philbert" overturned off St Nazaire France, drowns 450

1940-German forces occupied Paris during WW II

1944-First B-29 raid against mainland Japan

1949-State of Vietnam formed

1965-John Lennon's second book "A Spaniard in the Works" is published

1975-USSR launches Venera 10 for Venus landing

1985-Lebanese Shiite Moslem gunmen hijack TWA 847 after Athens' takeoff

1989-Rocker Carol King gets a star in Hollywood's walk of fame

1991-Space Shuttle STS 40 (Columbia 12) lands