TUESDAY, Oct. 14, 2025

1066-Battle of Hastings: William, Duke of Normandy and his Norman army defeat the English forces of Harold II who is killed in the battle

1322-Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence

1774-First Continental Congress makes Declaration of Colonial Rights in Philadelphia

1867-15th and last Tokugawa Shogun, Tokugawa Yoshinobu resigns in Japan

1884-George Eastman patents paper strip photographic film

1933-Nazi Germany announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations

1982-US President Ronald Reagan proclaims a war on drugs