"Today is Friday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2025. There are 47 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airways plane crashed while trying to land in West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board, including the Marshall University football team and its coaching staff. Also on this date: In 1851, Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale was published in the United States, almost a month after being released in Britain."
"In 1889, journalist Nellie Bly began an attempt to travel around the world in 80 days; she would successfully complete the journey in a little more than 72 days via ships, trains and other means of transport. In 1910, Eugene B. Ely became the first aviator to take off from a ship as his Curtiss Pusher biplane lifted off the deck of the cruiser USS Birmingham off Hampton Roads, Virginia. The flight by the civilian pilot marked the beginnings of naval aviation."
"In 1940, during World War II, German bombing raids destroyed much of the English city of Coventry. In 1960, 6-year-old Ruby Bridges, under escort by federal marshals, became the first Black child to desegregate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. In 1965, the U.S. Army's first major military engagement of the Vietnam War began with the start of the five-day Battle of Ia Drang."
On Nov. 14, 1970, a chartered Southern Airways plane crashed while trying to land in West Virginia, killing all 75 aboard, including the Marshall University football team and coaching staff. In 1851 Herman Melville's Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale was published in the United States about a month after its British release. In 1889 journalist Nellie Bly began and completed a global trip in just over 72 days. In 1910 Eugene B. Ely made the first shipboard aircraft takeoff, initiating naval aviation. Other Nov. 14 milestones include Coventry's 1940 bombing, Ruby Bridges' 1960 desegregation, the 1965 Ia Drang battle, Apollo 12's 1969 launch, the Dow topping 1,000 in 1972, and Don Shula becoming the NFL's winningest coach in 1993.
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