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On This Day: October 14

5 verified moments happened on October 14. Here they are in the order they actually happened — the same kind of puzzle you solve in Whensly every day.

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  1. 1905 Christy Mathewson throws his third shutout in six days as the Giants win the World Series.Sports · Source: Baseball Hall of Fame, 'Mathewson Throws Third Shutout in Series' (Oct 14 1905)
  2. 1906 The Hitless Wonders White Sox upset the crosstown Cubs to capture the all-Chicago World Series.Sports · Source: Baseball-Reference, '1906 World Series Game 6 box score' (Oct 14 1906)
  3. 1947✈️ Chuck Yeager flies the Bell X-1 past the speed of sound over California, the first supersonic flight.History · Source: NASA, 'Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier' (Oct 14 1947)
  4. 1965 Sandy Koufax throws a Game 7 shutout on two days' rest to clinch the World Series for the DodgersSports · Source: SABR: 'October 14, 1965: Koufax has nothing to atone for in Game 7 masterpiece'; MLB.com 10/14/1965
  5. 1994🔫 Pulp Fiction goes into general release, weaving Quentin Tarantino's nonlinear tales of hit men, a boxer, and a mob wife.Movies & TV · Source: HISTORY, 'Pulp Fiction opens' (Oct 14 1994)

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