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May 14

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In 1643, Louis XIV became King of France at age 4 upon the death of his father, Louis XIII.

In 1787, delegates began gathering in Philadelphia for a convention to draw up the U.S. Constitution.

In 1796, English physician Edward Jenner administered the first vaccination against smallpox to an 8-year-old boy.

In 1804, the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory left St. Louis.

In 1904, the first Olympic Games to be held in the United States opened in St. Louis.

In 1942, the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps was established.

In 1948, the independent state of Israel was proclaimed in Tel Aviv as British rule in Palestine came to an end.  The United States immediately recognized the new Jewish state.

In 1955, representatives from eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, signed the Warsaw Pact in Poland.

In 1973, the United Stated launched Skylab 1, its first manned space station.

In 1975, U.S. forces raided the Cambodian island of Koh Tang and recaptured the American merchant ship Mayaguez.  All 40 crew members were released safely by Cambodia, but some 40 U.S. servicemen were killed in the military operation.

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Opera singer Patrice Munsel  (1925)

Movie producer George Lucas  (1944)

Actress Francesca Annis  (1944)

Actress Season Hubley  (1951)

Rock artist David Byrne  (1952)

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"Who ran to help me when I fell, And whould some pretty story tell, Or kiss the place to make it well, My mother."
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Ann Taylor, English children's author (1782-1866)