November 14

What happened on November 14 in history

5 events fall on November 14, from 1770 to 1969. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on November 14

  1. 1770

    James Bruce finds a source of the Blue Nile

    James Bruce reaches the spring in the Ethiopian highlands.

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  2. 1851

    Moby-Dick is published in America

    Harper and Brothers issue Melville's novel.

    Play the 19th century round

  3. 1889

    Nellie Bly sets off

    She begins a journey around the world in seventy-two days.

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  4. 1940

    The Coventry Blitz

    A night raid destroys the cathedral and much of the city centre.

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  5. 1969

    Apollo 12 launches

    Lightning strikes the rocket twice in the first minute and it flies on.

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