Talk:May 14

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May 14: Feast day of Saint Matthias (Catholicism) Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 1804 – Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois near present-day Hartford, Illinois, to begin the first overland expedition to the West Coast of the United States and back. 1856 – Major Henry C. Wayne arrived in Indianola, Texas, with 34 camels to form the short-lived United States Camel Corps. 1868 – Boshin War: Troops of the Tokugawa shogunate withdrew from the Battle of Utsunomiya Castle and retreated north towards Nikkō and Aizu. 1980 – Salvadoran Civil War: Refugees trying to flee El Salvador across the Sumpul River to Honduras were attacked by both Salvadoran and Honduran forces, resulting in at least 300 deaths. 2008 – On the day of the UEFA Cup Final, violence erupted between football hooligan supporters of both teams and the Greater Manchester Police, resulting in 39 arrests and 39 injured officers. Walcher (d. 1080) Théodore Guérin (d. 1856) George Lucas (b. 1944) Rose Lavelle (b. 1995) More anniversaries: May 13 May 14 May 15

Same man?

Is Karl IV of Germany really Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor? The (b. - d.) dates are close. -- Jeff

US Constitution

There is no mention of this exact date in the article US Constitution; a citation would be helpful for verification. 199.91.34.33 (talk) 15:06, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Date of opening of Blackpool tower

Is it reasonable to add this date, in 1894, to this list, as "the tallest man-made structure in the British Empire" at the time: Blackpool Tower? HYanWong (talk) 17:54, 14 December 2025 (UTC)