On This Day for October 14 - Battle of Hastings, Dwight D. Eisenhower is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. October 14 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Dwight D. Eisenhower READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1066 Battle of Hastings READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2012: Two days after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport, the space shuttle Endeavour reached its final destination, the California Space Center; its 12-mile journey through the city had required trees to be cut down and signs to be removed. [Sort fact from fiction in our space travel quiz.] 2007: The reality TV series Keeping Up with the Kardashians premiered; the show's huge popularity helped make various family members major celebrities, notably Kim Kardashian. [How much do you know about American reality TV?] 1994: Naguib Mahfouz, the 82-year-old novelist and 1988 winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, was stabbed by Islamic militants in Cairo but survived. [Take our quiz about Nobel laureates in literature.] 1973: Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn of Thailand was forced to step down following huge public demonstrations. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about Thailand.] 1964: Baptist minister and social activist Martin Luther King, Jr., was named the winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace, cited for his work involving civil rights and social justice. [ How much do you know about the Nobel Prize?] 1947: American test pilot Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound barrier. [Take our history of flight quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower president of United States 1633 James II king of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1978 Usher American musician 1940 Cliff Richard British singer 1939 Ralph Lauren American fashion designer 1906 Hannah Arendt American political scientist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help