Event:
French Emperor Napoleon III escapes attempt on his life by Felice Orsini, an Italian patriot who was later executed
More Notable Events on January 14:
1989 29 year old French woman gives birth to sextuplets in Paris
1981 FCC frees stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wish
1979 President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday
1976 Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
1914 Henry Ford introduces assembly line, for T-Fords