On this day

July 14, 1944

Revisit the news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device

Filter by:

Headlines from July 14, 1944

Front Page 1 -- No Title

By Unknown Author

None0 words

BOMBS RIP MUNICH FOR 3D DAY IN ROW; Railway Obliteration Is Held One Aim -- Saarbruecken and North Italy Hard Hit BOMBS RIP MUNICH FOR 3D DAY IN ROW

By David Andersonby Cable To the New York Times

5 more US bombers land or crash near Zurich

None0 words

O'CONNOR NAMED HEAD OF RED CROSS; Roosevelt Selects His Close Friend to Succeed the Late Norman H. Davis O'CONNOR NAMED HEAD OF RED CROSS

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

B O'Connor apptd successor

None0 words

Baby Kidnapped From Hospital; Intruder Makes Getaway Unseen; BABY KIDNAPPED N HOSPITAL WARD MISSING BABY

By Unknown Author

Kidnapped; por

None0 words

3 ENEMY ADMIRALS KILLED IN PACIFIC; One of Two Who Died on Saipan, Nagumo, Commanded Attack Made on Pearl Harbor 3 ENEMY ADMIRALS KILLED IN PACIFIC

By George F. Horneby Telephone To the New York Times

Reptd killed in Saipan action; war role revd

None0 words

Munich Blow Razes Historic Museum

By Telephone To the New York Times

Destroyed in air raid

None0 words

BERLIN THREATENS TO DESTROY EUROPE; 'Maelstrom of Destruction' Due if 'Russian Flood' Spills on 'Holy German Land' BERLIN THREATENS TO DESTROY EUROPE

By the United Press

s cited

None0 words

Theodore Roosevelt, 56, Dies On Normandy Battlefield; Succumbs to a Heart Attack Soon After Visit From Son -- His Brother, Archibald, Wounded in Pacific Action GEN. ROOSEVELT DIES IN NORMANDY WOUNDED IN PACIFIC

By Hanson W. Baldwinby Wireless To the New York Times

Reptd wounded

None0 words

Mme. Chiang Reaches Rio by Air; Plans Rest on Island Near City

By the United Press

Arrives, Rio de Janeiro, with Mrs H H Kung; plans rest on Broccio Is

None0 words

Front Page 2 -- No Title

By Unknown Author

None0 words

DEWEY WOULD KEEP PART OF NEW DEA BUT CURB BIGNESS; Tells Empire Girls State Some Agencies Should Stay but Must Be 'Close to People' PRESSURE GROUPS SCORED Speech of Welcome Criticizes 'Concept' That Executive Is Above Other 2 Branches DEWEY WOULD KEEP PART OF NEW DEAL

By Warren Moscowspecial To the New York Times

NYS unit Girls State conv; Gov Dewey s

None0 words

WALLACE 'KNOWS' PRESIDENT'S PLANS TO GIVE HIM SUPPORT; And the Statement to Be Made Is Acceptable to the Vice President, Capital Hears THIRD MEETING REPORTED Meanwhile Drive Starts for Barkley -- Byrnes Still High on 'Probable' List WALLACE 'KNOWS' PRESIDENT'S PLANS

By C.p. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

Wallace again conf with Roosevelt

None0 words