March 14 in history: • 1489 – Catherine Cornaro (pictured), Queen of Cyprus, was forced to abdicate and sell the administration of the island to the Republic of Venice. → go there • 1593 – Japanese invasions of Korea: A force of 3,000 Korean soldiers successfully defended Haengju Fortress against 30,000 Japanese invaders. → go there • 1885 – The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan's most frequently performed Savoy opera, debuted at the Savoy Theatre in London. → go there • 1945 – The Royal Air Force first used the Grand Slam, a earthquake bomb, on a strategic railway viaduct in Bielefeld, Germany. → go there • 1991 – Escondida, one of the most productive copper mines in the world, was officially inaugurated. → go there Born 1847: Castro Alves Wiki link Born 1923: Diane Arbus Wiki link Died 1930: A. A. Kannisto Wiki link Died 2019: Charlie Whiting Wiki link Pictured: Catherine Cornaro.