September 14 has seen many important events throughout history — in politics, culture, science, and global conflicts. Here’s a detailed look at what happened on this day across different years:
🏛 major historical events
1812 – napoleon enters moscow
· during the napoleonic wars, napoleon bonaparte’s army captured moscow after the battle of borodino.
· however, the city was set ablaze by retreating russians, forcing napoleon to withdraw weeks later, marking the turning point of his russian campaign.
1814 – “the star-spangled banner” is written
· american lawyer and poet francis scott key wrote the poem that later became the u.s. national anthem.
· he penned it after witnessing the british bombardment of fort mchenry in baltimore during the war of 1812.
1856 – battle of san jacinto (nicaragua)
· nicaraguan forces defeated american filibuster william walker’s mercenaries at the battle of san jacinto.
· this victory is celebrated as a national holiday in nicaragua every year on september 14.
1901 – president william mckinley dies
· u.s. president william mckinley passed away after being shot by anarchist leon czolgosz on september 6.
· vice president theodore roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th president of the united states the same day.
1959 – first spacecraft lands on the moon
· the soviet union’s luna 2 became the first human-made object to reach the moon, marking a major milestone in the space race.
🎭 cultural milestones
1923 – birth of the republic of china’s national anthem
· the song “san min chu-i” was officially adopted as the national anthem of the republic of china (taiwan).
1960 – opec founded
· the organization of the petroleum exporting countries (opec) was founded in baghdad by iran, iraq, kuwait, saudi arabia, and venezuela, changing the dynamics of global oil trade.
🎂 famous birthdays on september 14
· ivan pavlov (1849): russian physiologist known for his work on classical conditioning.
· amy winehouse (1983): grammy-winning english singer and songwriter.
· waqar younis (1971): legendary pakistani cricketer and fast bowler.
· ayushmann khurrana (1984): indian actor and singer known for socially relevant films.
🕯 notable deaths
· dante alighieri (1321): renowned italian poet and author of the divine comedy, passed away on this date.
· president william mckinley (1901): his assassination marked a turning point in u.s. history.
✅ in summary:
september 14 has been a day of major battles, historic deaths, national milestones, and cultural breakthroughs — from napoleon’s occupation of moscow to the first spacecraft reaching the moon and the creation of opec.
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