- 1834 14 Aug The Poor Law Amendment Act is passed, introducing 'workhouses' for the healthy poor.
- 1941 14 Aug The Atlantic Charter, forerunner of the United Nations Charter, is issued, sealing the Anglo-US alliance.
- 1969 14 Aug British troops are sent to Northern Ireland in a 'limited operation' to restore law and order.
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