📜 This Day in History
November 14
1680German astronomer Gottfried Kirch discovered the Great Comet of 1680, the first comet to be discovered by telescope.- 1941World War II: German troops, aided by local auxiliaries, murdered nine thousand residents of the Słonim Ghetto in a single day.
- 1967American physicist Theodore Maiman was given a patent for his ruby laser systems, the world's first laser.
- 1970Southern Airways Flight 932, chartered by the Marshall University football team, crashed into a hill near Ceredo, West Virginia, killing all 75 people on board.
- 1992In poor conditions caused by Cyclone Forrest, Vietnam Airlines Flight 474 crashed near Nha Trang, killing 30 people.
- 2010Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel won the Drivers' Championship after winning the final race of the season, becoming the youngest Formula One champion.
