美联社梳理了8月14日在美国及全球发生的重要历史事件。[1]1935年这一天，总统罗斯福签署了《社会保障法》。[1]1936年8月14日，Rainey Bethea在肯塔基州欧文斯伯勒被绞死，约20,000人观看，这是美国最后一次公开行刑。[1]1942年，罗斯福与英国首相丘吉尔在这一天签署了《大西洋宪章》。[1]
1945年8月14日，杜鲁门总统宣布日本无条件投降，第二次世界大战随之结束。[1]两年后的1947年8月14日，巴基斯坦从英国统治下独立。[1]1994年8月14日，恐怖分子"豺狼卡洛斯"被法国特工在苏丹逮捕。[1]1995年8月14日，Shannon Faulkner成为美国军事学院的首位女军校学员，但不到一周后退学。[1]
1997年8月14日，俄克拉荷马城爆炸案凶手Timothy McVeigh被正式判处死刑。[1]2009年8月14日，Lynette"Squeaky"Fromme在监狱服刑超过30年后被释放。[1]2016年8月14日，Usain Bolt在里约奥运会100米项目中获得金牌。[1]2021年8月14日至15日，海地发生7.2级地震，造成超过2,200人死亡和超过12,000人受伤。[1]
August 14 marks numerous significant moments in history across the globe. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act on this date in 1935, establishing one of the United States' most enduring social programs.[1] The following year, in 1936, Rainey Bethea was executed by hanging in Owensboro, Kentucky, before an estimated 20,000 spectators in what became the last public execution in the United States.[1]
On the international stage, August 14 witnessed pivotal geopolitical developments. President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill signed the Atlantic Charter in 1942.[1] Three years later, on August 14, 1945, President Harry Truman announced Japan's unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II.[1] The same date in 1947 saw Pakistan gain independence from British rule.[1] More recent events on this date include the arrest of the terrorist known as "Jackal Carlos" by French agents in Sudan in 1994,[1] and Timothy McVeigh's death sentence in connection with the Oklahoma City bombing in 1997.[1] The date has also marked milestones such as Usain Bolt's gold medal victory in the 100-meter race at the 2016 Rio Olympics[1] and a devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Haiti on August 14-15, 2021, resulting in over 2,200 deaths and more than 12,000 injuries.[1]