OCTOBER 14,
1964:Martin Luther King, Jr., is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his promotion of nonviolent civil disobedience against racial discrimination. At 35, King is the youngest winner of the award, and he donates the $54,000 of prize money to the civil rights movement.
1912: Progressive Party presidential candidate Teddy Roosevelt is shot in the chest by saloonkeeper John Schrank while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wis. The bullet is slowed by an eyeglass case and heavy manuscript in Roosevelt’s coat pocket. Despite the bullet lodged in his chest, Roosevelt delivers his 90-minute speech, famously proclaiming, “It takes more than that to bring down a Bull Moose!”
1960: Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy first proposes the creation of a Peace Corps during a late-night speech at the University of Michigan, challenging students to donate two years of their lives to serve the developing world.
1912: Progressive Party presidential candidate Teddy Roosevelt is shot in the chest by saloonkeeper John Schrank while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wis. The bullet is slowed by an eyeglass case and heavy manuscript in Roosevelt’s coat pocket. Despite the bullet lodged in his chest, Roosevelt delivers his 90-minute speech, famously proclaiming, “It takes more than that to bring down a Bull Moose!”
1960: Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy first proposes the creation of a Peace Corps during a late-night speech at the University of Michigan, challenging students to donate two years of their lives to serve the developing world.
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