April 14

Sunday 14, 1935:

Babe Ruth played his first National League game in Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. He was playing for the Boston Braves, not his old team the Red Sox, in this, his last year of pro ball in the major leagues. In this season, Ruth played 28 games, getting 13 hits and six home runs, before retiring.

Tuesday 14, 1931:

Spanish Cortes deposes King Alfonso XIII and proclaims the 2nd Spanish Republic.

Monday 14, 1828:

Noah Webster copyrights the first edition of his dictionary.

Friday 14, 1471:

In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeated the Lancastrians under Warwick at the battle of Barnet; the Earl of Warwick was killed and Edward IV resumed the throne.

Sunday 14, 1450:

Battle of Formigny. French attack and nearly annihilate English, ending English domination in northern France.