August 14 is the 226th day of the year (227th in leap years); 139 days remain until the end of the year.
"The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him"
Born today
Russell Baker, 1925, American journalist, humorist, and author
Observances
National Navajo Code Talkers Day is a holiday in the United States honoring Navajo code talkers in the military.
Falklands Day is the celebration of the first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis in 1592.
Independence Day celebrates the independence of Pakistan from the United Kingdom in 1947.
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day commemorates the victims and sufferings of people during the Partition of India in 1947.
