This is our day guide for Thursday December 14th 2023 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
2004 – The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France.
1964 - American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States – The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution'sCommerce Clause to fight discrimination.
1962 - NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.
1918 - Friedrich Karl von Hessen, a German prince elected by the Parliament of Finland to become King Väinö I, renounces the Finnish throne.
1913 - Haruna, the fourth and last Kongō-class ship, launches, eventually becoming one of the Japanese workhorses during World War I and World War II.