On This Day for October 14 - Battle of Hastings, Dwight D. Eisenhower is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, [click here to view](. October 14 [Eisenhower, Dwight D.] FEATURED BIOGRAPHY 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower [Dwight D. Eisenhower]( born this day in 1890, served as Supreme Allied Commander in western Europe during [World War II]( overseeing the [Normandy Invasion]( in June 1944, and was elected to two terms (1953–61) as [U.S. president](. [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( [English axman in combat with Norman cavalry during the Battle of Hastings, detail from the 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry, Bayeux, France.] FEATURED EVENT 1066 Battle of Hastings At the [Battle of Hastings]( fought this day in 1066, King [Harold II]( of England was defeated by the invading army of [William]( duke of Normandy, in the [Norman Conquest]( establishing Normans as rulers of England. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY [Naguib Mahfouz.] 1994: [Naguib Mahfouz]( the 82-year-old novelist and 1988 winner of the [Nobel Prize]( for Literature, was stabbed by Islamic militants in Cairo. [Thailand] 1973: Prime Minister [Thanom Kittikachorn]( was forced to leave [Thailand]( following huge public demonstrations. [Rommel, Erwin] 1944: German Field Marshal [Erwin Rommel]( the “Desert Fox,” ended his life by drinking poison following the discovery of his connection to a conspiracy to assassinate [Adolf Hitler](. [“The Internationals—United with the Spaniards We Fight the Invader,” poster by Parrilla, published by the International Brigades, 1936–37.] 1936: The first group of 500 trainees for the [International Brigades]( arrived in Albacete, Spain. [The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, 1812; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.] 1806: French troops under [Napoleon]( smashed the outdated Prussian army led by [Charles William Ferdinand]( at the [Battle of Jena](. [space shuttle Endeavour] 2012: Two days after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport, the [space shuttle]( Endeavour reached its final destination, the California Space Center; its 12-mile journey through the city had required trees to be cut down and signs to be removed. [SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY]( ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1633 James II king of Great Britain 1978 Usher American musician 1940 Cliff Richard British singer 1939 Ralph Lauren American fashion designer 1906 Hannah Arendt American political scientist [SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY]( FOLLOW: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, [click here](. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2018 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. [Privacy Policy]( • [Help](