Wikipedia talk:Selected anniversaries/May 14


 * 1607 - The JamestownSettlement is established in Virginia
 * 1787 - In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, delegates begin to meet to write a new Constitution for the United States.
 * 1948 - Israel declares itself to be an independent state and a provisional government is established.
 * 1955 - Cold War: Eight communist bloc countries including the Soviet Union sign a mutual-defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
 * 1961 - American civil rights movement: Freedom Riders bus is fire-bombed near Anniston, Alabama and the civil rights protestors are beaten by an angry mob.
 * 1973 - Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched.
 * 1995 - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama proclaims 6-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the eleventh reincarnation of the Panchen Lama.

Paraguy flag day unsourced.
The Paraguy flag day isn't mentioned at Paraguay or May 14. At Flag Day it's listed at "August 14" but that article has no references. -- Jeandré, 2007-05-19t18:11z


 * August not May according to (thanks Lambiam). -- Jeandré, 2007-05-21t21:01z

2012 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 05:36, 13 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Mise of Lewes; Lina Medina; Talyllyn Railway; Skylab
 * Included: Constitutional Convention (United States) (first appearance); AHS Centaur (2nd appearance, last in 2010); Israeli Declaration of Independence (6th appearance, last in 2010)
 * Repeats: Battle of Utsunomiya Castle (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total); Warsaw Pact (2nd consecutive appearance, 8 total)

2013 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 06:26, 13 May 2013 (UTC)
 * New articles (ineligible): Carrollton, Kentucky bus collision (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Constitutional Convention (United States); Israeli Declaration of Independence; Warsaw Pact (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Edward Jenner (6th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Lewis and Clark Expedition (9th appearance, last in 2009; rescued from Ineligible); Mrs Dalloway (first appearance); Skylab (6th appearance, last in 2011; 40th anniversary)
 * Repeats: Battle of Utsunomiya Castle (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total); AHS Centaur (2nd consecutive appearance, 3 total; 70th anniversary)

2014 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 07:54, 13 May 2014 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: AHS Centaur (TFA for 2014)
 * Omitted: Lewis and Clark Expedition; Battle of Utsunomiya Castle; Mrs Dalloway; Skylab
 * Included: Mise of Lewes (3rd appearance, last in 2011; 750th anniversary); Jamestown, Virginia (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Rockefeller Foundation (first appearance); Israeli Declaration of Independence (7th appearance, last in 2012)
 * Repeats: Edward Jenner (2nd consecutive appearance, 7 total)

2015 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 10:39, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): AHS Centaur
 * Moved to Ineligible: Mrs Dalloway (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Jamestown, Virginia; Edward Jenner (ineligible—maintenance); Rockefeller Foundation; Israeli Declaration of Independence
 * Included: Constitutional Convention (United States) (2nd appearance, last in 2012); Ådalen shootings (first appearance); Battle of the Netherlands (first appearance; 75th anniversary); Freedom Riders (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Mise of Lewes (2nd consecutive appearance, 4 total)

2016 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 15:58, 13 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Mise of Lewes; Constitutional Convention (United States); Ådalen shootings; Battle of the Netherlands; Freedom Riders
 * Included: Battle of Agnadello (first appearance; rescued from Ineligible); Edward Jenner (8th appearance, last in 2014; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of Utsunomiya Castle (4th appearance, last in 2013); AHS Centaur (3rd appearance, last in 2012); Skylab (7th appearance, last in 2013)

2017 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 17:43, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Jamestown, Virginia (maintenance); Rockefeller Foundation (maintenance); Lina Medina (maintenance); Freedom Riders (maintenance)
 * Omitted: Battle of Agnadello (ineligible—maintenance); Battle of Utsunomiya Castle; AHS Centaur; Skylab (ineligible—maintenance)
 * Included: Mise of Lewes (5th appearance, last in 2015); Salem witchcraft trial (1878) (first appearance); Ådalen shootings (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Battle of the Netherlands (2nd appearance, last in 2015); Mary Seacole (first appearance); Charlotte Auerbach (first appearance); Marjory Stoneman Douglas (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Edward Jenner (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)

2018 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:04, 14 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Moved to Ineligible: Lewis and Clark Expedition (maintenance)
 * Rescued from Ineligible (unused): Lina Medina
 * Omitted: Mo Chutu of Lismore (moved to May 15); Edward Jenner; Salem witchcraft trial (1878); Ådalen shootings; Battle of the Netherlands; Mary Seacole; Charlotte Auerbach
 * Included: Battle of Utsunomiya Castle (5th appearance, last in 2016; 150th anniversary); AHS Centaur (4th appearance, last in 2016; 75th anniversary); Israeli Declaration of Independence (8th appearance, last in 2014; 70th anniversary); Skylab (8th appearance, last in 2016; rescued from Ineligible); Sambhaji (first appearance); Fanny Imlay (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Mise of Lewes (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total); Marjory Stoneman Douglas (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 20th anniversary)

2019 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 15:50, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Deleted: Constitutional Convention (United States) (moved to May 25)
 * Omitted: AHS Centaur; Israeli Declaration of Independence; Sambhaji (ineligible—maintenance); Fanny Imlay; Marjory Stoneman Douglas
 * Included: Lina Medina (2nd appearance, last in 2011; 80th anniversary); Sumpul River massacre (first appearance); William Walcher (first appearance); Fanny Mendelssohn (first appearance); George Lucas (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Battle of Lewes/Mise of Lewes (Battle: 3rd appearance, last in 2008, was previously ineligible; Mise: 2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total); Battle of Utsunomiya Castle (2nd consecutive appearance, 6 total); Skylab (2nd consecutive appearance, 9 total)
 * I've restored Talyllyn Railway to this page from Selected anniversaries/July 5. It shouldn't be used in 2020 since it will be less than one year since it was last on the main page, but hopefully can be selected for the 70th anniversary in 2021. — O Still Small Voice of Clam 16:59, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

2020 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 16:50, 15 May 2020 (UTC)
 * New articles (unused): Talyllyn Railway (moved from July 5); Two-minute silence; Lysander Spooner; Lawrence Weathers
 * Omitted: Battle of Lewes/Mise of Lewes; Battle of Utsunomiya Castle; Lina Medina; Skylab; William Walcher; Fanny Mendelssohn; George Lucas
 * Included: Edward Jenner (10th appearance, last in 2017); Lewis and Clark Expedition (10th appearance, last in 2013; rescued from Ineligible); Battle of the Netherlands (3rd appearance, last in 2017; 80th anniversary); Hans Joachim von Zieten (first appearance); Magnus Hirschfeld (first appearance); Cate Blanchett (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Sumpul River massacre (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total; 40th anniversary)

2021 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 18:50, 15 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Edward Jenner; Lewis and Clark Expedition; Battle of the Netherlands; Hans Joachim von Zieten; Magnus Hirschfeld; Cate Blanchett
 * Included: Salem witchcraft trial (1878) (2nd appearance, last in 2017); Two-minute silence (first appearance); Ådalen shootings (3rd appearance, last in 2017); Talyllyn Railway (5th appearance, last in 2019; 70th anniversary); Fanny Imlay (2nd appearance, last in 2018); Lysander Spooner (first appearance); Lucrezia Bori (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Sumpul River massacre (3rd consecutive appearance, 3 total)

2022 notes
— howcheng  {chat} 08:16, 15 May 2022 (UTC)
 * Omitted: Salem witchcraft trial (1878); Ådalen shootings; Talyllyn Railway; Sumpul River massacre; Fanny Imlay; Lysander Spooner; Lucrezia Bori
 * Included: Battle of Lewes/Mise of Lewes (Battle: 4th appearance; Mise: 8th; both last in 2019); United States Camel Corps (2nd appearance, last in 2013); Lina Medina (3rd appearance, last in 2019); 2008 UEFA Cup Final riots (first appearance); Pope John XII (first appearance); Ants Kurvits (first appearance); Christian B. Anfinsen (first appearance)
 * Repeats: Two-minute silence (2nd consecutive appearance, 2 total)