In History, Today on October 14

The Battle of Hastings took place, where William the Conqueror defeated King Harold II of England, leading to the Norman conquest of England.

Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeated King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, securing Scottish independence.

Mary, Queen of Scots, went on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.

The Battle of Jena-Auerstedt occurred, where Napoleon's forces decisively defeated the Prussian army.

Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt was shot in the chest while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but he still delivered his scheduled speech.

German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel was forced to commit suicide after being implicated in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound.

The Cuban Missile Crisis began when a U.S. reconnaissance plane photographed Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba.

Martin Luther King Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent resistance to racial prejudice in America.

The first live telecast from a manned U.S. spacecraft was made from Apollo 7.

Hosni Mubarak was elected President of Egypt, following the assassination of Anwar Sadat.

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner set the world record for the highest skydive, jumping from a helium balloon in the stratosphere at an altitude of 39 kilometers (24 miles) above Roswell, New Mexico.

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner broke the world record for skydiving an estimated 39 kilometers (24 miles) from a helium balloon in the stratosphere, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.

The Nobel Prize in Economics was awarded to French economist Jean Tirole for his analysis of market power and regulation.