THE DAY IN HISTORY · MAY 14
May 14 in history
What happened on May 14: 2 moments from the Maps of History atlases, in 1940 and 1975, each linked to the map that shows it.
— Bombing of Rotterdam
14 May 1940 — Surrender talks are already under way when bombers level Rotterdam’s old city center. The Netherlands capitulates that evening. Across Europe, “Rotterdam” becomes shorthand for what awaits other cities.
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— Evacuation of Long Tieng
14 May 1975 — Aircraft evacuate General Vang Pao and a few thousand Hmong from the CIA-backed base at Long Tieng. Tens of thousands of others are left behind and set out on foot toward the Mekong and Thailand. Hmong flight continues for more than a decade.
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