The date marks the first recorded sighting of the Falklands on 14 August 1592 by English explorer John Davis who captaining the 120-ton vessel ‘Desire’ in that month was blown by a storm into ...
The Des Moines Register reports on Aug, 14, 1945, that the city is awaiting official word of the war's end from President Harry Truman, with stores planning to shut down so people can celebrate.