July 14

    What happened on July 14 in history

    3 events fall on July 14, from 1789 to 2015. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

    Events on July 14

    1. 1789

      The storming of the Bastille

      A Paris crowd takes the fortress prison and the French Revolution begins in earnest.

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    2. 1881

      Billy the Kid is killed

      Pat Garrett shoots him in a darkened room at Fort Sumner.

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    3. 2015

      New Horizons reaches Pluto

      The probe flies past after a nine-year journey.

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