Here are some significant historical events that happened on May 14:

1607 – English colonists established the first permanent English settlement in America at Jamestown.

1610 – King Henry IV of France was assassinated in the streets of Paris.

1643 – Louis XIV became King of France at the age of 4.

1796 – Edward Jenner administered the first vaccination against smallpox.

1804 – Lewis and Clark set out on their famous expedition to explore the American Northwest.

1948 – Israel declared its statehood, leading to the first Arab-Israeli war.

1991 – A tragic train crash in Japan killed 42 people and injured over 400