In History, Today on May 14

The Battle of Lewes took place during the Second Barons' War in England. Simon de Montfort, leading the rebel barons, defeated King Henry III, capturing him and his son, Prince Edward (later King Edward I).

Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was established in the Colony of Virginia.

Edward Jenner administered the first smallpox vaccination, using cowpox material, which laid the foundation for modern immunology.

The Lewis and Clark Expedition, commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson, departed from Camp Dubois to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory.

The Netherlands surrendered to Nazi Germany during World War II after the bombing of Rotterdam.

David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel, leading to the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the start of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.

The Warsaw Pact was signed by the Soviet Union and seven other Eastern Bloc socialist republics of Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War.

Skylab, the United States' first space station, was launched by NASA.

The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturned the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun, allowing him to resume his duties.

The Eurovision Song Contest 2005 takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine, with Greece winning for the first time with the song 'My Number One' performed by Helena Paparizou.

The first direct commercial flight between mainland China and Taiwan since 1949 took place, marking a significant step in cross-strait relations.

Space Shuttle Atlantis launched on its final planned mission, STS-132, to the International Space Station.

Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent a preventive double mastectomy after discovering she carried a gene that increased her risk of developing breast cancer.

A military helicopter crash in Nepal kills all eight people on board, including six U.S. Marines, during a relief mission following the April 2015 Nepal earthquake.

The United States officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem, recognizing the city as the capital of Israel, a move that sparked widespread protests and international criticism.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States announced that fully vaccinated individuals could resume activities without wearing masks or physically distancing, in most settings.