WHAT HAPPENED ON 14. SEPTEMBER
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Ip Massacre: The Hungarian Army, supported by local Hungarians, kill 158 Romanian civilians in Ip, Sălaj, a village in Northern Transylvania, as part of attempts to ethnic cleansing. (14. September 1940)

World War II: Maastricht becomes the first Dutch city to be liberated by allied forces. (14. September 1944)

In a top secret nuclear test, a Soviet Tu-4 bomber drops a 40 kiloton atomic weapon just north of Totskoye village. (14. September 1954)

The first two German post-war rockets, designed by the German engineer Ernst Mohr, reach the upper atmosphere. (14. September 1958)

The Soviet probe Luna 2 crashes onto the Moon, becoming the first man-made object to reach it. (14. September 1959)

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is founded. (14. September 1960)

Congo Crisis: With CIA help, Mobutu Sese Seko seizes power in a military coup, suspending parliament and the constitution. (14. September 1960)

The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery Date. (14. September 1969)

The first American saint, Elizabeth Ann Seton, is canonized by Pope Paul VI. (14. September 1975)

Afghan President Nur Muhammad Taraki is assassinated upon the order of Hafizullah Amin, who becomes the new president. (14. September 1979)

President-elect of Lebanon, Bachir Gemayel, is assassinated. (14. September 1982)

Joe Kittinger becomes the first person to fly a gas balloon alone across the Atlantic Ocean. (14. September 1984)

Penang Bridge, the longest bridge in Malaysia, connecting the island of Penang to the mainland, opens to traffic. (14. September 1985)

The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting 10 of them. (14. September 1987)

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina declares the breakaway Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia to be illegal. (14. September 1992)

The Major League Baseball season is canceled because of a strike. (14. September 1994)

Body Worlds opens in Tokyo, Japan (14. September 1995)

Telecommunications companies MCI Communications and WorldCom complete their $37 billion merger to form MCI WorldCom. (14. September 1998)

Kiribati, Nauru and Tonga join the United Nations. (14. September 1999)

Microsoft releases Windows ME. (14. September 2000)