On This Day for November 14 - Eritrea made a province of the Ethiopian empire, Boutros Boutros-Ghali is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 14 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Boutros Boutros-Ghali READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1962 Eritrea made a province of the Ethiopian empire READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2014: American politician Jane Byrne , who was the first woman to serve as mayor of Chicago (1979–83), died at age 81. [Read our list of seven female firsts in U.S. politics.] 2002: Chosen to succeed Richard Gephardt as leader of the Democratic Party in the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi of California became the first woman to be named leader of either party in either house of Congress. [Take our quiz about women leaders.] 1972: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time. [Test your knowledge of economics.] 1948: Prince Charles—heir apparent to the British throne, the eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, duke of Edinburgh—was born. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about English royalty.] 1935: King Hussein, whose reign (1953–99) marked the shaping of the modern kingdom of Jordan, was born. [Test your knowledge of kings and emperors.] 1915: Educator, reformer, and first president and principal developer of Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute (now Tuskegee University) Booker T. Washington, the most influential spokesman for African Americans in the late 19th and the early 20th century, died at age 59. [ Take our quiz about famous Americans.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1948 Charles, prince of Wales British prince 1889 Jawaharlal Nehru prime minister of India 1840 Claude Monet French painter 1650 William III king of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1908 Joseph McCarthy United States senator 1954 Condoleezza Rice American government official 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