Event:
A U.S. aircraft carrier is being repositioned in the Persian Gulf in the event that President Barack Obama decides to authorize military aid in the current internal Iraqi conflict; the president has stated that he will not send in ground troops
More Notable Events on June 14:
1989 Queen Elizabeth II knights Ronald Reagan
1954 President Eisenhower signs order adding words 'under God' to the Pledge
1952 Keel laid for 1st nuclear powered sub Nautilus
1944 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan
1846 California declares independence from Mexico in Sonoma
