On This Day October 14th

 OTD

October 14th is the 287th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 78 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings.

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

1586 – Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.

1774 – American Revolution: The First Continental Congress denounces the British Parliament's Intolerable Acts and demands British concessions.

1884 – George Eastman receives a U.S. Government patent on his new paper-strip photographic film.

1912 – John Flammang Schrank shot and mildly wounded former president Theodore Roosevelt. With the fresh wound in his chest, and the bullet still within it, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.

1947 – Chuck Yeager becomes the first person to exceed the speed of sound.

1964 – Martin Luther King Jr. receives the Nobel Peace Prize for combating racial inequality through nonviolence.

2012 – Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.

 

Birthdays

1644 – William Penn, an English businessman who founded Pennsylvania (d. 1718)

1801 – Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist and academic, created the Phenakistoscope (d. 1883)

1894 – E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright (d. 1962)

1910 – John Wooden, American basketball player and coach (d. 2010)

1938 – Shula Marks, South African historian and academic

1946 – Justin Hayward, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1964 – Joe Girardi, American baseball player and manager

1978 – Usher, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor.

 

Holiday Spotlight

 national lowercase day

the origin of the national lowercase day

just like the lowercase letters themselves, the history of the national lowercase day is a bit more understated. while we couldn't find any concrete information about its origins, we can imagine some lowercase enthusiasts finally decided it was time to celebrate those little letters we often take for granted.

perhaps someone realized that most of our writing consists of lowercase letters and thought, 'hey, let's give them a day of their own!' thus, national lowercase day was born.

celebrating national lowercase day

now that we have a day dedicated to lowercase letters, how should we celebrate? well, you could start by writing everything in lowercase—emails, texts, social media posts, the works! it's a small way to pay homage to these often-overlooked letters.

if you're feeling particularly adventurous, you could even go all lowercase in your spoken language for a day. just be prepared for a few funny looks and confusion from your loved ones. that's all part of the lowercase fun.

did you know?

did you know that the lowercase letter 'g' is believed to have originated from the uppercase 'g' when scribes began to write more quickly? the cursive uppercase 'g' was eventually simplified into the lowercase 'g' we know and love today.

 

 

Others Include

Be Bald and Be Free Day

I Love Yarn Day

International African Penguin Awareness Day

National Chess Day

National Chocolate Covered Insects Day

National Costume Swap Day

National Curves Day

National Dessert Day

National FRUMP Day - (FRUMP = Frugal, Responsible, Unpretentious, Mature Persons Day)

National Kids Bowl Free Day 

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