On this day

14 June in history.

5 moments from 1158 to 1985: discovery, creativity and courage, each with a source to read more.

5 moments

A photo of the Difference Engine constructed by the Science Museum based on the plans for Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No. 2

1822

Babbage's difference engine. Charles Babbage described a machine to calculate tables of numbers without mistakes. His ideas led toward the modern computer.

Wikipedia: Charles Babbage

Photo: User:geni / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

More from 14 June

  1. Old Town of Munich ( Germany ): on the left the Frauenkirche and on the right the New Town Hall

    1158

    Munich is founded

    Henry the Lion founded the town of Munich on the River Isar.

    Wikipedia: Munich

    Photo: Thomas Wolf , www.foto-tw.de / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0 de)

  2. Aerial view of the concentric canal belt (grachtengordel) in Amsterdam

    1618

    The first Dutch newspaper

    Joris Veseler printed the first Dutch newspaper in Amsterdam.

    Wikipedia: Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.

    Photo: Andrés Barrios / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

  3. Disneyland Mark VII Monorail Red passing over the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage show building

    1959

    A monorail at Disneyland

    The Disneyland Monorail opened, the first daily monorail in the Western Hemisphere.

    Wikipedia: Disneyland Monorail

    Photo: Hawaiian717 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

  4. Schengen Agreement signed 1985-06-14, on display in the Schengen Treaty Museum in Schengen, Luxembourg

    1985

    The Schengen Agreement

    Five European countries agreed to remove checks at their shared borders. Today people travel freely across most of Europe.

    Wikipedia: Schengen Agreement

    Photo: Zinneke / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Moments chosen for discovery, creativity and courage. Each one links to a source where you can read more; photos are credited to their owners.