History for May 14

History for May 14 - On-This-Day.com
Bobby Darin 1936 - Singer, actor, George Lucas 1944 - Film producer, screenwriter, director ("Star Wars" movie series), Tim Roth 1961 - Actor ("Resovoir Dogs," "Pulp Fiction") 


Fabrice Morvan 1966 - Singer (Milli Vanilli), Cate Blanchett (Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett) 1969 - Actress, theatre director, Mark Zuckerberg 1984 - Founder of Facebook 


1796 - The first smallpox vaccination was given by Edward Jenner. 


1853 - Gail Borden applied for a patent for condensed milk. 


1862 - The chronograph was patented by Adolphe Nicole. 


1878 - The name Vaseline was registered by Robert A. Chesebrough. 


1904 - In St. Louis, the Olympic games were held. It was the first time for the games to be played in the U.S. 


1942 - The Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC) was established by an act of the U.S. Congress. 


1948 - Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the independent State of Israel as British rule in Palestine came to an end. 


1980 - U.S. President Carter inaugurated the Department of Health and Human Services.