1863 Submarine "HL Hunley" arrives in Charleston on railroad cars.
1900 The Boxer Rebellion: In China, the Empress, her family and court retainers flee while foreign troops move through Peking in an attempt to quell the rebellion.
1939 13 Stukas dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. No survivors.
1940 Heavy dogfights above England: 161 German aircraft shot down against 34 British losses.
1944 German field marshal Günther von Kluge vanishes for one day; he killed himself on 19th in the aftermath of the attempt to kill Hitler.
1945 Victory over Japan Day, the Japanese surrender and the end of WWII is announced in Japan (due to time zones 14th Aug in the Americas).
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