On This Day
May 14
1796 - Edward Jenner carried out his first successful vaccination against smallpox.
1948 - British rule in Palestine came to an end as The Jewish National Council proclaimed the State of Israel. Within hours, Israel was under attack from Arab forces.
1957 - Petrol rationing ended with relief across the country as the paymaster general announces restrictions on fuel consumption imposed during the Suez crisis are to be lifted.
1989 - British film stars held a vigil on the Rose Theatre site where Shakespeare had performed.
1991 - Winnie Mandela, the wife of anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela, was given a six-year prison sentence for her part in the kidnap of four youths.
2001 - Variant CJD, the human form of BSE or "mad cow disease" was found in 100 people so far and scientists warn a "second wave" in years to come could be much larger.
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