On June 14
June 14, 1946
John Logie Baird, Scottish Inventor of television, died.
John Logie Baird (August 13, 1888 ? June 14, 1946) was a Scottish engineer, who is best known as the inventor of the first working electromechanical television system.
June 14, 1940
RMS Queen Mary, Aquitania, Empress of Canada, and Empress of Britain arrive in the River Clyde with troops
During World War II, four major ocean liners—RMS Queen Mary, RMS Aquitania, RMS Empress of Canada, and RMS Empress of Britain—arrived in the River Clyde, Scotland, carrying the first large contingent of Australian and New Zealand troops (ANZACs) to Britain.
June 14, 1789
Whisky distilled from maize was first produced, by a clergyman, the Rev Elijah Craig.
Whiskey distilled from maize (corn) was first produced by Reverend Elijah Craig, a Baptist clergyman and distiller in Bourbon County, Kentucky, in the late 18th century. He is widely credited — though somewhat mythically — with the creation of what became known as bourbon whiskey, named after the county in which he lived. Craig’s use of charred oak barrels and a corn-based mash laid the foundation for what would become a distinctly American spirit.