What happend on 14th June

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15.06
1863

American Civil War: Battle of Second Winchester – A Union garrison is defeated by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley town of Winchester, Virginia.

1846

Bear Flag Revolt begins

1822

Charles Babbage proposes a difference engine in a paper to the Royal Astronomical Society entitled "Note on the application of machinery to the computation of astronomical and mathematical tables."

1789

Mutiny on the Bounty: HMAV Bounty mutiny survivors including Captain William Bligh and 18 others reach Timor after a nearly 4,000 mile journey in an open boat.

1777

Stars and Stripes adopted by Congress as the Flag of the United States.

1775

American Revolutionary War: The United States Army is established by the Continental Congress.

1648

Margaret Jones is hanged in Boston for witchcraft in the first such execution for the Massachusetts colony.

1645

English Civil War: Battle of Naseby – 12,000 Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.

1381

King Richard II of England meets the leaders of Peasants' Revolt.