Taylor Branch is an American author and historian who wrote a Pulitzer Prize winning trilogy chronicling the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and much of the history of the American civil rights movement. The final volume of the 2,912-page trilogy, collectively called America in the King Years, was released in January 2006, and an abridgment, The King Years: Historic Moments in the Civil Rights Movement, was published in 2013.

1947Bev Perdue, American educator and politician, 73rd Governor of North Carolina^[†]

Beverly Marlene Eaves Perdue is an American businesswoman, politician, and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 73rd governor of North Carolina from 2009 to 2013. She was the first female governor of North Carolina.

1947Bill Werbeniuk, Canadian snooker player (died 2003)^[†]

William Alexander Werbeniuk was a Canadian professional snooker and pool player. Recognisable for his girth, he was nicknamed "Big Bill". Werbeniuk was a four-time World Championship quarter-finalist and also a UK Championship semi-finalist, reaching a career high world ranking of #8 for the 1983–84 season.

Headlines from January 14, 1947

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City Hails Italy's Premier; He Pledges Land to Peace; GASPERI RECEIVES OFFICIAL WELCOME

WARSAW COUNTERS ANTI-REGIME VIEWS; Government Apologia Insists Poland Grapples With Vast London-Inspired Plot

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HOUSE REPUBLICANS PUT CONSERVATIVES IN CHAIRMANSHIPS; Party Veterans Have Control of Channels Through Which All Legislation Travels

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