Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/June 14
On June 14:
- 1381 - King Richard II of England met the leaders of the Peasants' Revolt.
- 1777 - The Continental Congress adopted the stars and stripes design for the flag of the United States.
- 1822 - Charles Babbage proposed a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society.
- 1940 - Paris fell under Nazi Germany occupation (see History of Paris).
- 1985 - TWA Flight 847 was hijacked by Hezbollah militants.