September 14th is Gobstopper Day as well as Eat A Hoagie Day.
Today is the 257th day of the year, and there’s only 108 days left of the year.
People who were born on September 14th all share the Virgo star sign.
If today is special to you, you’re going to love to know what events happened on this day that makes it truly a unique day. Here you’ll also find facts about this day, and which celebrities were born on September 14.
Did you know that on this day in 1959, the Luna 2 spacecraft from the Soviet Union intentionally crashed into the moon? This made it the first human-made artifact to reach the moon.
Keep reading for more facts about September 14th in history!
What Happened On September 14 In History?
2017
Singer, Selena Gomez shared on Instagram that she had a kidney transplant due to her struggle with lupus.
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Stat News
2015
Ahmed Mohamed clock incident caused uproar about racial profiling and Islamophobia in Texas.
On this day 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed attended school in Irving, Texas with a clock which he had made himself. His English teacher mistook the clock for a bomb and reported it to the principle who informed the police leading to his arrest.
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Wikipedia
1963
Mary Ann Fischer gave birth to quintuplets who became the first US quintuplets to survive past infancy.
On this day she gave birth to three girls and one boy.
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Washington Post
1959
The Luna 2 spacecraft by the Soviet Union became the first man-made artifact to land on the Moon surface.
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EDN.com
1956
The IBM 305 RAMAC commercial computer was announced to the public.
More than 1,000 units were sold at an introductory rate of $3,200 USD per month which in 2019 was equivalent to almost $30,000 USD a month.
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Wikipedia
1949
Hindi became the official language of India.
This day is now celebrated each year as a national holiday and is known as Hindi Day.
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Wikipedia
1901
Theodore Roosevelt became the US president after former president William McKinley died from gunshot wounds.
1752
Britain skipped 10 days of the Calendar from September 3 to September 13 with the adoption of the Gregorian calendar starting on this day.
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Dawn.com
Did you know that on this day, September 14th 1959, the Luna 2 spacecraft from the Soviet Union intentionally crashed into the moon?