Historical Events on March 14

Albert Einstein

Here are some historical events that took place on March 14:

1794 - Eli Whitney patents the cotton gin: Inventor Eli Whitney received a patent for the cotton gin, a machine that quickly and easily separated cotton fibers from their seeds. This invention revolutionized the cotton industry in the United States.

1879 - Albert Einstein is born: The renowned theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein, was born in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire. He would go on to develop the theory of relativity and become one of the most famous scientists in history.

1900 - The Gold Standard Act is ratified: The United States Congress passed the Gold Standard Act, which established gold as the only standard for redeeming paper money. This had significant implications for the U.S. monetary system.

1923 - President Warren G. Harding becomes the first President to file an income tax return: President Harding filed his tax return, paying $17,990 in taxes on an income of $75,000.

1933 - Prohibition ends in the United States: President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Cullen-Harrison Act, legalizing the sale of beer with an alcohol content of 3.2% by weight, effectively ending Prohibition.

1950 - The FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" program is launched: The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated the "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" program, which aims to publicize particularly dangerous fugitives.

1964 - A jury in Dallas finds Jack Ruby guilty of killing Lee Harvey Oswald: Jack Ruby was found guilty of the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Ruby's sentence was later overturned on appeal, but he died of cancer before a new trial could be held.

1994 - Timeline of the World Wide Web: The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) was founded by Tim Berners-Lee at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), marking a pivotal moment in the development of the internet.

2018 - Students participate in the "March for Our Lives" protests: In response to the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, thousands of students across the United States took part in the "March for Our Lives" protests to demand stricter gun control laws.

These are just a few events that have occurred on March 14th throughout history.